# Dave Sokola

Dave Sokola is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 1991-01-08
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/25071aeb-2a5c-4e8b-b166-4a313b3ac22d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25071aeb-2a5c-4e8b-b166-4a313b3ac22d (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

Sokola reported $3,700 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.04), from 128 donors and 430 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

1,031 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (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 80 bills: 79 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 63 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 408. 87.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 7 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 478: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB478/
- 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/
- SB 349: AN ACT TO NAME THE MILLSBORO BYPASS THE "SENATOR RICHARD S. CORDREY BYPASS." (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB349/
- SB 350: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND SPLIT-RATE TAX AUTHORITY. (in committee, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB350/
- 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/
- HB 155: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF STATE PUBLIC INTEGRITY COMMISSION REPORTS. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB155/
- HB 466: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF NASAL EPINEPHRINE. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB466/
- 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 132: RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH". (passed both chambers, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR132/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,700 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-8/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Sokola
- X: https://x.com/SokolaDavid
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.p.sokola
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenDaveSokola/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidsokola/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-p-sokola-76b291a6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/25071aeb-2a5c-4e8b-b166-4a313b3ac22d