# Kam Smith

Kam Smith is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 15
- Serving since: 2024-11-06
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5b43a977-2fe9-49e8-b3de-6873eab0692c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b43a977-2fe9-49e8-b3de-6873eab0692c (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

93% of the 43 bills Smith sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Delaware House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.06), from 63 donors and 217 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 98.8% (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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 150. 93.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 4 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/
- HB 439: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SALE OF ELECTRIC MOPEDS AND ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES. (became law, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB439/
- HB 457: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ACQUISITION AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB457/
- HB 399: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS AND FIREARMS. (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB399/
- HCR 148: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY ON MENOPAUSE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR148/
- SB 319: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COVERAGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR MENOPAUSE, PERIMENOPAUSE,… (became law, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB319/
- HCR 146: RECOGNIZING JUNE 8 THROUGH 12, 2026, AS "COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND HONORING THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR146/
- HB 394: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY DRINKS AND CAFFEINNATED SUPPLEMENTS. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB394/
- HB 447: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE. (became law, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB447/
- SB 295: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AESTHETICIANS. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB295/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,345 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-15/
- Campaign site: https://www.kamelasmithfordelaware.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Kamela-Smith-for-Delaware-61554750163592/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkamelasmith/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamelasmithmed

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b43a977-2fe9-49e8-b3de-6873eab0692c