# Melissa Minor-Brown Melissa Minor-Brown is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 17. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Delaware House, district 17 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2ceeb021-8aee-405f-afd6-f53f0c3d0bb7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2ceeb021-8aee-405f-afd6-f53f0c3d0bb7 (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 92% of the 133 bills Minor-Brown sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Delaware House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.04), from 96 donors and 511 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 97.9% (94.5%). 3 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 133 bills: 132 reached committee, 122 passed one chamber, 111 passed both, 67 became law. Cosponsored 66. 91.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 5 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/ - 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 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/ - SCR 219: RECOGNIZING JUNE 19, 2026, AS "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR219/ - 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/ - SB 13: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB13/ - HB 425: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS. (became law, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB425/ - HB 448: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES. (became law, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB448/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $26.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 67% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-17/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/MinorBrown - Campaign site: http://www.voteminorbrownfor17.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepMinor - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmelissaminorbrown/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_melissa_minor_brown/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmelissaminorbrown/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-minor-brown-msn-rn-087451125/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2ceeb021-8aee-405f-afd6-f53f0c3d0bb7