# Darius Brown

Darius Brown is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8c5ff346-9896-489e-be96-db9d46d846da

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c5ff346-9896-489e-be96-db9d46d846da (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

Brown missed 15% of 1,031 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Delaware Senate (average 95.8%).

## What Brown says (DE 2025–26 session)

33 classified statements: 33 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brown | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 36.4% | 42.9% | 207 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 16.1% | 213 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 42% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Commerce 17% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 140 donors and 394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

1,031 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Delaware Senate 95.8%). Party unity 95.5% (97.0%). 8 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 64 bills: 62 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 80. 76.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 16 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 211: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INNOVATING DELAWARE ACT. (introduced, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB211/
- SB 354: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB354/
- 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/
- SCR 198: RECOGNIZING THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MOTHER AFRICAN UNION CHURCH AND EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR ITS CONGREGATION AND… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR198/
- SB 315: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE TECHNICAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. (became law, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB315/
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB356/
- HCR 122: ESTABLISHING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SOLUTIONS TASK FORCE. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR122/
- SCR 178: RECOGNIZING MAY 5, 2026, AS "ALPHA PHI ALPHA LEGISLATIVE DAY AT THE CAPITOL" IN DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR178/
- HB 395: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 3, 4, AND 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEMP, MARIJUANA, AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB395/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 50% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2083010822196891894
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2079927273268879525
- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2079314188434837965
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2078126350724915448
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2077511679865147644
- 2026-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2048580152506900986
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2045514883886645476
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2045515230365556980
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2045515557118620117
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordarius DariusJBrown/status/2033507812546937232

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-2/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Brown
- Campaign site: https://www.dariusbrown.com/
- X: https://x.com/votefordarius
- X: https://x.com/DariusJBrown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDariusBrown
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votefordarius/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dariusbrownvideo

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c5ff346-9896-489e-be96-db9d46d846da