# Rich Collins

Rich Collins is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Delaware House, district 41
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/26490cf5-c29c-485e-bdc5-1e340a4c10f6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26490cf5-c29c-485e-bdc5-1e340a4c10f6 (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

Collins reported $1,600 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.03), from 44 donors and 506 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 94.5% (94.5%). 34 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 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 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 nay · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 80. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 37 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 158: DIRECTING DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, THE STAFF OF THE DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE DELAWARE DIVISON OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE TO CLOSELY… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR158/
- HB 329: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 20 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB329/
- HB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 23 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARINE EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB279/
- HB 203: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DELAWARE ACT. (became law, 2025-09-19) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB203/
- HB 194: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. (in committee, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB194/
- HB 176: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB176/
- HB 41: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLSBORO RELATING TO ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY AND THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. (became law, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB41/
- SB 39: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SELBYVILLE RELATING TO ELECTIONS. (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB39/
- HB 25: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLSBORO RELATING TO TOWN OF MILLSBORO ELECTION DISTRICTS, VACANCIES, AND THE TOWN SECRETARY. (became law, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB25/
- HB 434: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC HEARINGS. (became law, 2024-10-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/152/HB434/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,600 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-41/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/Collins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richcollins41
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/State-Rep-Rich-Collins-100058140186638/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26490cf5-c29c-485e-bdc5-1e340a4c10f6