# Ray Seigfried

Ray Seigfried is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e841e17b-6ea1-4401-b3d3-9b99237b6366

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e841e17b-6ea1-4401-b3d3-9b99237b6366 (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

79% of Seigfried’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.04), from 198 donors and 105 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

994 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Delaware Senate 95.8%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 214. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 14 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 19: DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE STATE’S HIGH HEALTH CARE COSTS. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SJR19/
- SB 341: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK. (became law, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB341/
- SB 339: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES. (became law, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB339/
- 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 CARE… (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB1/
- SB 289: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB289/
- SB 309: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORK BY INMATES. (became law, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB309/
- SB 290: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC BODIES. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB290/
- HB 372: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS. (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB372/
- HB 380: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY. (became law, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB380/
- HB 151: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DETENTION FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-5/
- Campaign site: https://www.rayfordelaware.com/
- X: https://x.com/RayDemforthe7t1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenRaySeigfried
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senrayseigfried

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e841e17b-6ea1-4401-b3d3-9b99237b6366