# Bill Carson Bill Carson is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 28. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Delaware House, district 28 - Serving since: 2009-01-13 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/35bf376a-ffc2-4468-b6ab-0ef72cc8d05b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/35bf376a-ffc2-4468-b6ab-0ef72cc8d05b (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 Carson sits at −0.36 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 90 donors and 510 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 94.3% (94.5%). 5 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 72 bills: 72 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 54 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 157. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 21 of 40). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 427: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING DEADLY WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS. (became law, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB427/ - SCR 208: CONGRATULATING THE CLASS OF 2025 EAGLE SCOUTS FOR HAVING ATTAINED THE HIGHEST RANK ONE CAN EARN IN SCOUTING AMERICA. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR208/ - HR 24: RECOGNIZING JUNE 14, 2026, AS "FLAG DAY". (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HR24/ - SB 332: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES. (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB332/ - HB 412: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUNTING, TRAPPING, GAME ANIMALS, GAME BIRDS, DEER, AND PROTECTED WILDLIFE. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB412/ - HB 436: AN ACT TO AMEND THE TOWN CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMYRNA. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB436/ - HB 446: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND STATE FORESTRY. (became law, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB446/ - SB 53: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM. (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB53/ - SB 325: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB325/ - SCR 190: DESIGNATING MAY 2026 AS "LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR190/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $27.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-28/ - Campaign site: https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Carson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepWilliamCarson - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwilliamcarson/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/35bf376a-ffc2-4468-b6ab-0ef72cc8d05b