Dem Rep Launches Bid For Delaware US Senate Seat

June 21, 2023 Democrats, Politics

Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester launched her campaign for Senate in Delaware on Wednesday, becoming the top candidate to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Carper.

Blunt Rochester, who represents the entire state in the House, had been expected to jump into the race since Carper announced his retirement last month. Carper even name-checked Blunt Rochester, one of his former staffers, as his preferred successor.

Blunt Rochester is also a national co-chair for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, and she recently told NBC News that she hopes to have Biden’s endorsement in the Senate race. The Delaware Senate seat is expected to remain in Democratic hands. Biden carried the state by 19 percentage points in 2020.

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Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester makes it official, launching her Senate run this morning: https://t.co/XA3oQq5ksv #DESEN

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