Jesse R. Vanderwende

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 House passed it 28-9, and it became law.

June 23, 2026Opposes Gun Control

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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 House passed it 26-11, and it became law.

July 1, 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 House passed it 27-8, and it became law.

July 1, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 326, which tightens oversight of power and gas companies, including regular management reviews and limits on collecting rate hikes before approval. The Delaware House passed it 30-11, 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 House passed it 27-11, and it became law.

June 25, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 13, which makes hospitals give free medically necessary care to Delaware residents earning up to three times the poverty level. The Delaware House passed it 27-13, and it became law.

June 23, 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 House passed it 29-11, and it became law.

June 23, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 444, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which lets voters sue over rules that hold back minority voters. The Delaware House passed it 29-11, and it became law.

June 18, 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 House passed it 23-13, and it became law.

June 16, 2026

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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 House passed it 28-8, and it became law.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 423, which enrolls new state workers in a retirement savings plan by default unless they opt out. The Delaware House passed it 32-8, and it became law.

June 11, 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 House passed it 24-14, and it became law.

June 11, 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 House passed it 30-9, and it became law.

May 21, 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 House passed it 27-12, and it became law.

May 14, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 201, which requires a state license to flip home purchase contracts and gives sellers 21 days to cancel such a deal. The Delaware House passed it 26-10, and it became law.

May 14, 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 House passed it 26-13, and it became law.

May 12, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 250, which rewrites Delaware's parentage law to define a child's legal parents the same way whatever their gender or marital status. The Delaware House passed it 26-10, and it became law.

May 5, 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 House passed it 27-14, and it became law.

April 16, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 151, which bars Delaware and its local governments from paying private companies to run jails or detention centers. The Delaware House passed it 28-13, and it became law.

April 16, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 150, which bars civil (non-criminal) arrests of people going to or from Delaware courthouses. The Delaware House passed it 25-13, and it became law.

March 24, 2026

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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 House passed it 26-11, 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 House passed it 26-14, and it became law.

June 30, 2025

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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 House passed it 26-12, and it became law.

June 26, 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 House passed it 27-13, and it became law.

June 26, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 60, which bars utilities from billing customers for lobbying, political donations, or image advertising. The Delaware House passed it 29-9, and it became law.

June 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 182, which bars Delaware police from signing federal 287(g) deals to do civil immigration enforcement or hold immigration detainees. The Delaware House passed it 28-12, and it became law.

June 24, 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 House passed it 28-12, and it became law.

June 24, 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 House passed it 26-12, and it became law.

June 17, 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 House passed it 29-11, and it became law.

June 17, 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 House passed it 28-12, and it became law.

June 10, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 130, which gives public employee unions new workers' contact details and lets them meet workers in public buildings. The Delaware House passed it 22-14, and it became law.

May 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 56, which makes health plans and Medicaid cover surgery to remove excess skin when a doctor finds it medically needed. The Delaware House passed it 29-8, and it became law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 62, which bars utilities shutting off a home's power or gas over the holidays or on freezing or extreme-heat days. The Delaware House passed it 28-12, and it became law.

April 8, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 67, which caps private-lot towing charges at $250 for the tow and $50 a day for storage. The Delaware House passed it 23-14, and it became law.

March 27, 2025

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