Gerald W. Hocker

On 2025-05-27, the Delaware General Assembly bill detail records show Gerald Hocker as a Senate co-sponsor of House Bill 157, which was signed and increased the number of Family Court judges from 17 to 18 to provide an additional Sussex County judge.

May 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: legis.delaware.gov · researched August 20, 2026

On 2025-07-14, the Delaware General Assembly bill detail records show Senator Gerald Hocker as an additional sponsor of House Bill 152, signed legislation expanding criminal impersonation protections to include federal officers and defining law-enforcement official.

July 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 427, which lets 16- and 17-year-olds shoot and hunt without an adult present after a hunter safety course, with parental permission. The Delaware Senate passed it 14-6, and it became law.

July 1, 2026Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against House Bill 418, which gives owners of untraceable ghost guns six months to get a serial number stamped on or disable them. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

July 1, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 344, which tightens campaign finance rules: five-year record keeping, written loans, mandatory training, and a filing freeze for ignored late notices. The Delaware Senate passed it 16-5, and it became law.

July 1, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 310, which denies the job-creation tax break to data centers and other very large power users not running on clean energy. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 233, which makes data centers and other very large power users pay their own hookup and rate costs. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 300, which requires gun dealers to hold a state license with cameras, alarms, employee background checks, and staff training. The Delaware Senate passed it 14-7, and it became law.

June 30, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 368, which bars Delaware police from holding people on immigration requests no judge signed, except violent felons and some repeat offenders. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 25, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 94, which bars Delaware police from helping federal immigration arrests at schools, colleges, places of worship, and health care sites. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 25, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 348, which removes the dollar caps and $50,000 price limit on Delaware's electric car rebates, letting the state set amounts. The Delaware Senate passed it 16-5, and it became law.

June 23, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 369, which writes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety into law so a future governor cannot undo it. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-4, and it became law.

June 18, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 380, which extends Delaware's personal data privacy law to companies holding data on 10,000 or more Delawareans, down from 35,000. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 16, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 23, the Housing for Every Delawarean Act, which makes counties and towns plan for 20% affordable housing and allow denser housing. The Delaware Senate passed it 14-6, and it became law.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 269, which makes power companies adopt the national standard rules for connecting rooftop solar to the grid. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-5, and it became law.

April 16, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 91, which makes school breakfast free for every student at public schools in the federal breakfast program. The Delaware Senate passed it 16-5, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 210, the Pollution Accountability Act, which raises the daily fines for breaking Delaware environmental laws to as much as $40,000. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 119, the Freedom to Read Act, barring public and school libraries from pulling books over their author or ideas. The Delaware Senate passed it 14-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 50, which creates the Delaware Energy Fund to help households under 350% of the poverty level pay energy bills. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 37, which makes clear that state and local government agencies must follow Delaware's ban on discrimination in public places. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 70, which requires rental homes built before 1978 to pass a lead paint inspection, with state help for landlords. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 105, which makes employers with 26 or more workers state the pay range and benefits in every job ad. The Delaware Senate passed it 16-4, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 205, which shields Delaware health care providers from other states' penalties for care that is legal in Delaware. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 116, which lets regulators approve power and gas delivery rates 20% below standard for low-income households. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 26, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 154, which protects charities and police from lawsuits when they give away free gun locks and safes. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 36, which extends every ground covered by Delaware's main anti-discrimination laws to its smaller anti-discrimination rules. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

June 24, 2025

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On 2025-05-27, the Delaware General Assembly bill detail records show Gerald Hocker as a Senate co-sponsor of House Bill 157, which was signed and increased the number of Family Court judges from 17 to 18 to provide an additional Sussex County judge.

May 27, 2025

Source: legis.delaware.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 24, which lets a public employee union be certified without an election once over half the workers sign cards. The Delaware Senate passed it 14-6, and it became law.

May 20, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 82, which lets courts make a person found dangerous give up their guns for up to five years, up from one. The Delaware Senate passed it 15-6, and it became law.

May 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026