# Bill Bush

Bill Bush is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 29
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fccfb524-6aee-40a9-8469-081e961dd072

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fccfb524-6aee-40a9-8469-081e961dd072 (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

Bush sits at −0.37 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Democrats.

## What Bush says (DE 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bush | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 324 donors and 502 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 96.6% (94.5%). 4 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 101 bills: 100 reached committee, 83 passed one chamber, 79 passed both, 61 became law. Cosponsored 183. 82.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 23 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 211: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INNOVATING DELAWARE ACT. (introduced, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB211/
- HCR 157: REQUESTING THAT THE STATE LOTTERY OFFICE PROVIDE A REPORT ON ILOTTERY. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR157/
- SJR 21: DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF THE AUTOMATIC STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SJR21/
- HB 473: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH BENEFITS. (in committee, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB473/
- SCR 204: RECOGNIZING THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MAKES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS TO THE WORLD AT LARGE, BY DESIGNATING JUNE… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR204/
- HB 450: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 17, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAND USE. (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB450/
- HB 472: AN ACT RELATING TO THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF CHESWOLD. (became law, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB472/
- HB 480: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB480/
- 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/
- HB 88: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING. (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB88/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillBush29/status/1879534726333219299

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-29 https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Bush
- Campaign site: https://bush29th.com/meet-william-bill-bush/
- X: https://x.com/BillBush29
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bush29th/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBillBush
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_bush
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-bush-233b47302/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fccfb524-6aee-40a9-8469-081e961dd072