# Bryan Townsend

Bryan Townsend is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f35b571a-d734-4086-b358-ff21382d802f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f35b571a-d734-4086-b358-ff21382d802f (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

47% of Townsend’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 783 donors and 424 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

1,031 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Delaware Senate 95.8%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 3 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 145 bills: 144 reached committee, 125 passed one chamber, 116 passed both, 76 became law. Cosponsored 177. 86.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware Senate 81.5%; rank 10 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 355: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB355/
- SB 360: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB360/
- HCR 152: HONORING THE YOUNG WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 SESSION OF DELAWARE GIRLS STATE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR152/
- SB 350: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND SPLIT-RATE TAX AUTHORITY. (in committee, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB350/
- HCR 155: RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR155/
- HB 320: AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB320/
- SB 346: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPEALS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB346/
- HCR 145: RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR145/
- 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/
- HB 448: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES. (became law, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB448/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,450 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Townsend https://senatedems.delaware.gov/members/senate-district-11/
- Campaign site: https://www.bryantownsend.com/
- X: https://x.com/BryanTownsendDE
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BryanTownsendDE/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryantownsendde/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f35b571a-d734-4086-b358-ff21382d802f