# Danny Short Danny Short is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 39. - Party: Republican - Seat: Delaware House, district 39 - Serving since: 2007-01-09 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/947a912f-49e7-4697-896e-fbcd1bcf41d3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/947a912f-49e7-4697-896e-fbcd1bcf41d3 (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 95% of the 22 bills Short sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Delaware House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 27 donors and 462 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 86% (94.5%). 13 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 119. 95.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 2 of 40). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 468: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. (became law, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB468/ - SB 332: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES. (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB332/ - SB 325: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB325/ - 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/ - SB 292: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. (became law, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB292/ - SCR 174: RECOGNIZING APRIL 27 TO MAY 2, 2026, AS "AUCTIONEERS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR174/ - HCR 97: HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE FOR THEIR SERVICE IN ADVOCATING, ORGANIZING, TRAINING, AND EQUIPPING THE NATIONAL… (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR97/ - HCR 96: A RESOLUTION HONORING THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR96/ - SB 232: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB232/ - HCR 55: HONORING THE U.S. NAVY’S 250TH BIRTHDAY ON OCTOBER 13, 2025. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR55/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $5,325 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 41% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-39/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/DShort - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dannyshort39th/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/947a912f-49e7-4697-896e-fbcd1bcf41d3