# Jesse Vanderwende Jesse Vanderwende is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 35. - Party: Republican - Seat: Delaware House, district 35 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/4932afab-9381-40d2-837f-f735d1c14b88 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4932afab-9381-40d2-837f-f735d1c14b88 (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 Vanderwende missed 15% of 658 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Delaware House (average 94.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 37 donors and 477 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 97.7% (94.5%). 10 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 not voting · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 20. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 21 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/ - SCR 220: DESIGNATING OCTOBER 12, 2026, AS "NATIONAL FARMER'S DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR220/ - SCR 195: RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2026 AS "PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR195/ - SCR 181: DESIGNATING MAY 2026 AS "SMALL BUSINESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR181/ - HB 371: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL LANDS PRESERVATION ACT. (became law, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB371/ - SCR 125: RECOGNIZING JANUARY 9, 2026, AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR125/ - SCR 118: DESIGNATING OCTOBER 12, 2025, AS "NATIONAL FARMER'S DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR118/ - SCR 75: RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS "PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR75/ - SCR 64: DESIGNATING MAY 2025 AS "SMALL BUSINESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR64/ - SCR 55: RECOGNIZING APRIL 18, 2025, AS "NATIONAL LINE WORKER APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR55/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $4,200 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-35/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/Vanderwende - Campaign site: https://jesse35.com/ - X: https://x.com/jesse35th - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesserep35/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse35th/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4932afab-9381-40d2-837f-f735d1c14b88