# Josue Ortega Josue Ortega is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 3. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Delaware House, district 3 - Serving since: 2024-11-06 - Current term: DE 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d020ca16-1926-4279-adc8-c0a6cddeac6e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d020ca16-1926-4279-adc8-c0a6cddeac6e (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 Ortega reported $3,225 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.05), from 77 donors and 207 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (DE 2025–26 session) 658 roll calls. Attendance 90.1% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 94.3% (94.5%). 5 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 127. 79.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 29 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/ - HCR 139: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS “CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR139/ - HB 455: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB455/ - 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/ - HB 433: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB433/ - HB 426: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE AID TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR STREETS. (became law, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB426/ - HB 368: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND COOPERATION. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB368/ - SCR 166: RECOGNIZING APRIL 14, 2026, AS “SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY DAY AT THE CAPITOL” IN DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR166/ - HB 337: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FOLIC ACID FORTIFICATION. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB337/ - SCR 158: RECOGNIZING MARCH 25, 2026, AS “GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR158/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,225 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-3/ - Campaign site: https://www.electortega.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepOrtega/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electjosueortega/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josue-ortega-975a05136 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d020ca16-1926-4279-adc8-c0a6cddeac6e