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
How many terms has Lisa Blunt Rochester served?
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester has served in the cabinet of two Delaware governors, including five years as Deputy Secretary of Health and Social Services and three years as the Secretary of Labor for Governor Tom Carper, and as State Personnel Director for Governor Ruth Ann Minner. She is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress
Who is running against Lisa Blunt Rochester?
Republican Lee Murphy, for a third time, is running to replace Lisa Blunt Rochester as Delaware’s lone representative in the U.S. House.
Blunt Rochester defeated Murphy two years ago with about 58% of the vote, and Murphy lost to the very unconventional candidate Scott Walker in the GOP primary in 2018
Blunt Rochester, a Wilmington resident, has a long resume of government service, starting as an intern for then-Congressman Tom Carper, who is now Delaware’s senior U.S. Senator. She was elected to Delaware’s lone congressional seat in 2016, becoming the state’s first Black representative in Congress and the first woman to represent Delaware in D.C.