# Kevin Hensley

Kevin Hensley is a Republican member of the Delaware House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Delaware House, district 9
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1020a85-27a1-4458-9ae2-90b09367be2c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1020a85-27a1-4458-9ae2-90b09367be2c (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

Hensley missed 25% of 658 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 41 in the Delaware House (average 94.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.02 (standard error 0.02), from 411 donors and 413 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 78% (94.5%). 14 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 48. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 37 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 158: DIRECTING DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, THE STAFF OF THE DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE DELAWARE DIVISON OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE TO CLOSELY… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR158/
- SCR 175: RECOGNIZING APRIL 29, 2026, AS "WORLD WISH DAY" IN DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR175/
- HB 283: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REALTY TRANSFER TAX. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB283/
- HB 245: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIMITATION ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS' TAX RATE AFTER GENERAL REASSESSMENT. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB245/
- HB 203: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DELAWARE ACT. (became law, 2025-09-19) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB203/
- HB 186: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB186/
- SB 111: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF ODESSA. (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB111/
- SCR 57: RECOGNIZING APRIL 29, 2025, AS "WORLD WISH DAY" IN DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR57/
- HB 109: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB109/
- HB 73: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB73/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housegop.delaware.gov/members/house-district-9/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/Hensley
- Campaign site: https://www.hensleyforthehouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkevinhensley
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-hensley-04ba803/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1020a85-27a1-4458-9ae2-90b09367be2c