Sarah McBride
D · Delaware · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, DE-AL, Delaware
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expanding health care access and bringing down costs
- Investing in an economy that benefits workers and families
- Reforming our criminal justice system
Sarah McBride represents Delaware as its sole member of the U.S. House and was first elected in 2024, per her official House biography. A Wilmington native, she represented Delaware's First Senate District from 2020 to 2025, where she passed the Healthy Delaware Families Act creating the state's paid family and medical leave program, per the campaign site. She previously worked for Gov. Jack Markell and Attorney General Beau Biden, served in the Obama-Biden White House and was national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, per the campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Delaware Department of Elections' certified candidate lists.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
On the ballot
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