Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha

Was the prime sponsor of HS 1 for HB 200, which required health insurance plans to cover medicines that prevent HIV infection. The governor signed it on August 31, 2026.

August 31, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for SS 1 for SB 13, which set new rules for free and discounted hospital care for low-income patients. It passed the House 27-13 and became law.

June 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for HB 123, which required the legislature's approval before the state environment agency could limit sales of gas-powered cars. It passed the House 21-20.

June 30, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for SB 33, which required utilities to get 40% of the power sold in Delaware from renewable sources by 2035. It passed the House 29-12 and became law.

January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for SS 1 for SB 25, which raised the legal age to buy tobacco and vaping products in Delaware from 18 to 21. It passed the House 25-16.

April 11, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for SB 24, which let public employee unions win recognition when a majority of workers sign cards instead of holding an election. It passed the House 26-12 and became law.

June 26, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for HS 2 for HB 105, which required employers to list pay ranges in job postings. It passed the House 28-12 and became law.

June 10, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for SS 2 for SB 72, which created a state income tax credit for union dues. It passed the House 26-12 and became law.

June 21, 2023Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for HB 88, which ended Delaware's lower training wage and youth wage so these workers get the full minimum wage. It passed the House 26-15 and became law.

May 13, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Was the prime sponsor of HS 2 for HB 218, which made courts weigh a military protective order when deciding on an emergency protective order. The governor signed it on September 14, 2026.

September 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 452, which required background checks for Delaware school sports officials. The governor signed it on July 23, 2026.

July 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for HB 369, which wrote the state Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety into law. It passed the House 27-12 and became law.

May 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 123, which created a new felony for shooting a gun at a home, place of worship, vehicle, or business. The governor signed it on August 20, 2025.

August 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for HS 1 for HB 35, the first step of a constitutional amendment to ban the death penalty in Delaware. It passed the House 28-12.

June 24, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was the prime sponsor of HS 1 for HB 356, which let Delaware's juvenile courts handle youth crimes on military bases instead of federal court. The governor signed it on July 29, 2024.

July 29, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for HB 301, a proposed constitutional amendment to ban the death penalty in Delaware. It got 24 yes votes to 15 no but fell short of the two-thirds needed.

June 30, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for HB 1, which made it legal for adults 21 and older to have small amounts of marijuana. It passed the House 28-13 and became law.

March 7, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 447, which made it easier to clear old criminal records when a case over 7 years old has no recorded outcome. The governor signed it on August 30, 2022.

August 30, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for HB 371, which ended penalties for adults holding up to 1 ounce of marijuana. It passed the House 26-14 on May 5, 2022; after the governor's veto, the override vote failed 20-20 on June 7, 2022.

June 7, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 115, which barred prosecuting children under 12 except for the most serious violent crimes. The governor signed it on November 8, 2021.

November 8, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for SB 147, which set an objective 'reasonable person' test for when use of force, including police force, is legally justified. It passed the House.

June 29, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 350, which made it a felony for a police officer to use a chokehold unless deadly force is justified. The governor signed it on August 13, 2020.

August 13, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 241, which let homeowners whose school tax bill rose $300 or more after reassessment pay in installments without penalties. The governor signed it on August 12, 2025.

August 12, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for SS 2 for SB 115, which let former tenants have old eviction filings hidden from public view. It passed the House 27-12 and became law.

July 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 341, which stopped making parents pay child support by default while their child is in state children's services care. The governor signed it on September 24, 2026.

September 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against SS 1 for SB 101, a bill giving tenants a free lawyer in eviction cases. It failed in the House 16-23.

July 1, 2022Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 222, which let the State Board of Education redraw Wilmington-area school district lines based on a Redding Consortium plan. The governor signed it on July 23, 2019.

July 23, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for SS 1 for SB 2, which required a state permit, with fingerprinting and training, before buying a handgun. It passed the House and became law.

March 7, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted for HB 451, which barred most people under 21 from buying or owning a gun or ammunition. It passed the House 24-15 in its final form and became law.

June 28, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for SB 302, which let people harmed by gun violence sue gun makers and sellers who break the law or sell carelessly. It passed the House and became law.

June 28, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for HB 450, which banned the sale and new possession of assault weapons in Delaware. It passed the House 22-19 and became law.

June 9, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for SB 6, a bill banning gun magazines that hold more than 17 rounds. It passed the House 24-16.

June 24, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted for HB 63, which made it a crime to store a gun carelessly where a child or barred person could get it. It passed the House 23-18 in its final form.

June 4, 2019Supports Gun Control

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Voted for SB 300, which required crisis pregnancy centers to tell clients when they have no licensed medical provider. It passed the House 23-15 and became law.

June 30, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legis.delaware.gov

Voted for SS 1 for SB 301, which required public universities in Delaware to offer abortion pills and emergency contraception to students. It passed the House 24-16 and became law.

June 30, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for HB 455, which protected Delaware doctors, nurses, and patients from discipline or out-of-state legal action over legal abortion care. It passed the House 24-13 and became law.

June 14, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for HB 320, which let physician assistants and advanced practice nurses prescribe abortion medication. It passed the House 25-15 and became law.

March 24, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for HB 31, which repealed old Delaware laws that criminalized abortion and treated it differently from other medical care. It passed the House 28-13 and became law.

May 18, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for SS 2 for SB 72, which created a state income tax credit for union dues. It passed the House 26-12 and became law.

June 21, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Introduced HS 1 for HB 453, a bill to ban stores from setting prices based on shoppers' personal data. It was released from committee but did not get a floor vote by the end of the session.

June 18, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted for SS 2 for SB 100, the first step of a constitutional amendment making marriage a fundamental right regardless of gender. It passed the House 28-12.

June 30, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Was the prime sponsor of HS 1 for HB 55, which added military status as a protected class in Delaware's housing, job, school, and public accommodation laws. The governor signed it on July 23, 2025.

July 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 275, which added asexual and pansexual people to the groups protected by Delaware's anti-discrimination laws. It passed the House 21-15 and became law.

March 28, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 346, which let every Delaware voter vote by mail in the 2020 primary and general elections because of COVID-19. It passed the House 25-13.

June 18, 2020Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for SS 1 for SB 21, which rewrote Delaware corporate law to shield company directors and controlling shareholders from some shareholder lawsuits through new safe-harbor rules. It passed the House 32-7 and became law.

March 25, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Served as chair of the House Health and Human Development Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee in the 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026).

October 7, 2026

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Voted against HB 140, which let terminally ill adults get medicine to end their own lives with two doctors' approval. It passed the House 21-17 and became law in 2025.

March 18, 2025

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Was elected chair of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus on February 24, 2025.

February 24, 2025

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Was the prime sponsor of HB 354, which gave children of active-duty military and full-time National Guard members priority in school choice and charter enrollment. The governor signed it on July 29, 2024.

July 29, 2024

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Voted for SB 22, which added Delaware to the National Popular Vote compact for choosing the president. It passed the House 24-17.

March 14, 2019

Source: legis.delaware.gov

Was elected President Pro Tempore of the Wilmington City Council on April 5, 2018, and resigned from the council on November 6, 2018 after winning a seat in the state House.

April 5, 2018

Source: wilmingtoncitycouncil.com