# Charles Postles

Charles Postles is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Delaware House, district 33
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4f6f337c-16e7-4d39-a503-6b4b36650d2d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f6f337c-16e7-4d39-a503-6b4b36650d2d (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

100% of the 9 bills Postles sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 40 in the Delaware House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 39 donors and 458 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 94.7% (94.5%). 17 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 not voting · 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 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 28. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 1 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 218: DESIGNATING OCTOBER 19-25, 2026, AS "FREE SPEECH WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR218/
- HB 476: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF FREDERICA. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB476/
- HCR 120: DESIGNATING APRIL 22, 2026, AS "4-H DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR120/
- SCR 162: COMMEMORATING THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SCOTTISH AMERICANS TO THE UNITED STATES BY RECOGNIZING APRIL 6, 2026, AS "TARTAN DAY" IN… (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR162/
- SCR 108: DESIGNATING OCTOBER 20-26, 2025 AS "FREE SPEECH WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR108/
- 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/
- SB 171: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOUSTON. (became law, 2025-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB171/
- HB 146: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MILFORD RELATING TO ENUMERATED POWERS AND CITY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB146/
- HCR 39: DESIGNATING MAY 7, 2025, AS "4-H DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR39/
- SCR 206: ESTABLISHING THE DELAWARE RESTORING THE FAMILY UNIT TASK FORCE. (in committee, 2024-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/152/SCR206/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,050 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-33/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Postles
- X: https://x.com/postles33rd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Postles33rd/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@charlespostles5893

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f6f337c-16e7-4d39-a503-6b4b36650d2d
