# Tim Dukes Tim Dukes is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 40. - Party: Republican - Seat: Delaware House, district 40 - Serving since: 2013-01-08 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/101c752d-fbe4-471c-ae50-f2b1409a328f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/101c752d-fbe4-471c-ae50-f2b1409a328f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Dukes voted against the majority of Delaware House Republicans 21 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom tenth of the Delaware House (average 94.5%). ## What Dukes says (DE 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Dukes | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.02), from 40 donors and 480 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 91.6% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 85% (94.5%). 21 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 234 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIRST RESPONDERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB234/ - 2026-07-01 · voted nay · Passage · HB 445 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB445/ - 2026-07-01 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 347 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB347/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 1 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB1/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 190 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB190/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 332 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB332/ - 2026-07-01 · voted nay · Veto Override · SB 75 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL OF RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES BY COUNTIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB75/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 255 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB255/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 337 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB337/ - 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 373 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB373/ ## Legislation (DE 2025–26 session) Sponsored 43 bills: 42 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 97. 88.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 13 of 40). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 152: HONORING THE YOUNG WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 SESSION OF DELAWARE GIRLS STATE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR152/ - HR 27: RECOGNIZING JUNE 24, 2026, AS "STAFF APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HR27/ - SCR 223: REQUESTING THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO GRANT QUALIFIED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR223/ - SB 284: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB284/ - HCR 155: RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR155/ - HB 320: AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB320/ - SCR 202: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS “SACRED HEART OF JESUS MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR202/ - HB 437: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4, TITLE 11, TITLE 14, TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 20, TITLE 21, TITLE 24, TITLE 25, TITLE 29, THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF DEWEY BEACH, THE… (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB437/ - HCR 117: CELEBRATING THE DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIVISION OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR117/ - HB 370: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO BE KNOWN AS THE DUPONT-COOK FINANCIAL… (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB370/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothydukes/status/1958329321543938353 - 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/timothydukes/status/1880822904495231357 ## Links - Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-40/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Dukes - X: https://x.com/timothydukes - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeTimDukes/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.dukes.52 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothydukes - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-dukes-65250a40/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/101c752d-fbe4-471c-ae50-f2b1409a328f