# Mara Gorman

Mara Gorman is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 23
- Serving since: 2024-11-06
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1f51da39-f7e2-4489-9307-f2121e9e8adf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f51da39-f7e2-4489-9307-f2121e9e8adf (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

Gorman sits at −0.92 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.04), from 184 donors and 231 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 100% (94.5%). 4 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 44 bills: 43 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 241. 79.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 28 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 221: RECOGNIZING AUGUST 26, 2026, AS "WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR221/
- HB 322: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARREST AND DETENTION. (became law, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB322/
- SCR 167: REQUESTING THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION OF SMALL BUSINESS, TO PREPARE A REPORT DETAILING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPING… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR167/
- HB 368: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND COOPERATION. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB368/
- SB 300: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB300/
- SB 291: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTING AND REVIEW OF DEATHS OF INDIVIDUALS IN CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB291/
- HB 366: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB366/
- HB 380: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY. (became law, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB380/
- HB 367: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB367/
- HB 369: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB369/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-23/
- Campaign site: https://www.marafordelaware.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mara-for-Delaware/61560787661878/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marafordelaware/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maragorman

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f51da39-f7e2-4489-9307-f2121e9e8adf