# Dan Cruce

Dan Cruce is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2025-02-16
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2341b6b1-2501-4aae-908a-b83346da21eb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2341b6b1-2501-4aae-908a-b83346da21eb (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

70% of Cruce’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.04), from 355 donors and 104 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

994 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Delaware Senate 95.8%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 452 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD-SERVING… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB452/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 278 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB278/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 145 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REVERSE LOCATION AND REVERSE KEYWORD SEARCHES AND COURT ORDERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB145/
- 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 · Passage · HB 355 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT, AND DISCRIMINATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB355/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 232 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB232/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 285 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ATHLETIC TRAINERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB285/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 94 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB94/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 293 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB293/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 134 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB134/

## Legislation (DE 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 45 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 220. 79.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 15 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 352: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE UNIFORM COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP ACT. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB352/
- HB 477: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LEAD PAINT ON OUTDOOR FACILITIES. (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB477/
- HCR 145: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR145/
- HCR 139: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS “CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR139/
- HCR 141: RECOGNIZING JUNE 9, 2026, AS "YOUTH PREVENTION DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR141/
- HB 460: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB460/
- HB 444: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT. (became law, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB444/
- HCR 150: ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT WORKING GROUP TO PRODUCE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ESTABLISH STATE STANDARDS GOVERNING PROPERTY ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR150/
- HB 452: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD-SERVING ENTITIES. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB452/
- HB 461: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL TAX. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB461/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $212.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-1/
- Campaign site: https://www.dancruce.com/
- X: https://x.com/DanCruce
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenDanCruce/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/cruceforsenate
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/DanCruce

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2341b6b1-2501-4aae-908a-b83346da21eb