# Stephanie Bolden

Stephanie Bolden is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 2
- Serving since: 2010-11-03
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3ad8467d-5ec5-4626-aab5-11e42b62ad60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ad8467d-5ec5-4626-aab5-11e42b62ad60 (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

54% of Bolden’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 179 donors and 480 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 97.7% (94.5%). 2 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 179. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 27 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 140: COMMENDING THE WORK OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS IN DELAWARE AND DECLARING MAY 21, 2026, AS “COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF DELAWARE DAY.” (passed both chambers, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR140/
- 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/
- HB 464: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB464/
- SB 329: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS. (became law, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB329/
- SCR 187: RECOGNIZING MAY 13, 2026, AS DELAWARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR187/
- SB 266: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB266/
- SB 263: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LABOR. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB263/
- SB 237: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED WITH NEW CASTLE COUNTY. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB237/
- HB 258: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LICENSES FOR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB258/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 54% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-2/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Bolden
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBolden/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieTBolden
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbolden/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaW7lhy_nAFuN5VQQbseD-Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-t-bolden-423910137/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ad8467d-5ec5-4626-aab5-11e42b62ad60