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Lisa Blunt Rochester
U.S. Senator, Delaware
513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Summary
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Delaware. From 2017 to 2025, she served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in both chambers of Congress.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Senator Rochester votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Senator Rochester stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 219 →S 5157
S 5157 · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Labor and Employment
Jul 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 5115
S 5115 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Jul 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S 5050
S 5050 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
Jul 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SCONRES 36
SCONRES 36 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Labor and Employment
Jul 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)
S 4923
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Senator Rochester's 890 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 819were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.5%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.5%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.7%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.1% · at or below median
Placement on the Senate's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Senator Rochester sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all senators. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll-call votes) · as of Aug 8, 2026
Legislative Activity
What Senator Rochester has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
115
Sponsored this Congress
219 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
2,446
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
219
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Recent Votes
See all →Most recent Senate floor votes in the 119th Congress. Data from the U.S. Senate.
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Aug 8, 2026 · S. 5271 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Roll Call 231
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedNay
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Nomination · Roll Call 230
Nomination ConfirmedNay
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Cloture Motion · Roll Call 229
Cloture Motion Agreed toNay
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted