# Nicole Poore

Nicole Poore is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5e54d79a-5ba8-4966-93aa-2e05788a3ddc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e54d79a-5ba8-4966-93aa-2e05788a3ddc (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

91% of the 149 bills Poore sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Delaware Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 471 donors and 416 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

1,031 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Delaware Senate 95.8%). Party unity 98.6% (97.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-01 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 452 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD-SERVING… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB452/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 278 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB278/
- 2026-07-01 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 145 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REVERSE LOCATION AND REVERSE KEYWORD SEARCHES AND COURT ORDERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB145/
- 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 · Passage · HB 355 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT, AND DISCRIMINATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB355/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 232 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB232/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 285 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ATHLETIC TRAINERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB285/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 94 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB94/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 293 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSES FOR YOUTH CAMPS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB293/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 134 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB134/

## Legislation (DE 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 149 bills: 149 reached committee, 135 passed one chamber, 130 passed both, 68 became law. Cosponsored 145. 90.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 4 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 223: REQUESTING THE DELAWARE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO GRANT QUALIFIED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR223/
- SR 23: PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-24, 2026, AS “INVISIBLE DISABILITIES WEEK”. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SR23/
- SCR 211: RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 24 - 27, 2026, AS “FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE AWARENESS DAYS" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR211/
- 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/
- SB 314: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB314/
- HB 218: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INTERPERSONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE MILITARY. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB218/
- HB 415: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VETERINARIANS AND MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB415/
- 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 345: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC INDECENCY. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB345/
- HB 276: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB276/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-12/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/Poore
- Campaign site: https://nicolepoore.com/
- X: https://x.com/NicolePoore12
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorNicolePoore/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pooreclan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolepoore4820
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-poore-58997b245/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e54d79a-5ba8-4966-93aa-2e05788a3ddc