Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester (née Blunt; born February 10, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware’s at-large congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress.
Blunt Rochester worked for Tom Carper as an intern in 1989, when he served as Delaware’s U.S. Representative. After the internship, she continued to work for Carper as a constituent relations caseworker and worked on his transition team when he was elected governor of Delaware.
Who is Lisa Blunt Rochester’s ex-husband?
Blunt Rochester was married to her first husband, basketball player Alex Bradley, from 1982 to 2003. They met at Villanova and lived in Europe while he played basketball professionally. They have two children together.
She met her second husband, Charles, later in 2003. They married in 2006. Charles died in 2014. He ruptured his Achilles tendon which caused blood clots to go to his heart and lungs. Blunt Rochester identifies as a Protestant.
While living abroad in China with her then-husband, Blunt Rochester co-authored the book Thrive: 34 Women, 18 Countries, One Goal.