Bryan William Shupe
Republican · DE · Delaware State Representative, District 36
Bryan William Shupe is a Delaware entrepreneur, former Milford mayor, and community leader. His public materials emphasize small-business experience, local control, affordability, and government accountability.
Where Bryan William Shupe stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (3 records), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Gun Control (5 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 2 oppose), Labor Rights (2 support · 6 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 58, which let Delaware nursing students who work at nonprofit Delaware hospitals join the state nursing incentive program. The governor signed it into law.
July 31, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 2 oppose
Voted against the Delaware Energy Solutions Act (Senate Bill 265), which set up steps toward offshore wind and other carbon-free power. It passed the House 25-15.
June 30, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 370 to require home sellers to give buyers a water test report for properties served by a private well. It was sent to committee.
April 11, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act (House Bill 99), which set state targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. It passed the House 27-13.
June 6, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 69 to create a two-year pilot program giving grants for home drinking water purification systems. A committee released it to the floor.
January 14, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support · 6 oppose
Introduced House Bill 473 to give line-of-duty death benefits to county and town public works employees killed on the job. It was sent to committee.
June 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against a pay transparency bill (House Substitute 2 for House Bill 105) requiring employers to share pay ranges with job applicants. It passed the House 28-12.
June 10, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 130) that expanded unions' rights to get information about and access to public employees. It passed the House 22-14.
May 13, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 296 to let school districts and charter schools choose whether to pay prevailing wage on school construction projects. It was sent to committee.
January 24, 2024Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against the Healthy Delaware Families Act (Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 1), which created up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for workers. It passed the House 29-11.
April 14, 2022Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 88, which ended Delaware's lower training and youth minimum wages. It passed the House 26-15.
May 13, 2021Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 48, which required bidders on many state public works contracts to have approved craft training programs. It passed the House 26-15.
June 4, 2019Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted for Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 8, which let public employee unions work with the state to reorganize their bargaining units. It passed the House 38-2.
April 18, 2019Supports Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 312, which banned state and local governments from signing secrecy agreements that hide plans for large data centers. It passed the House 37-3.
June 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 341 to ban state grants and capital funding to nonprofits that employ a member of the legislature's budget-writing committees. It was sent to committee.
March 12, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 203 to keep the governor from suspending Delaware's public records law (FOIA) during a state of emergency. It was sent to committee.
May 19, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 59, which directed legislative staff to study adding web links to the laws cited inside the Delaware Code. It passed.
June 29, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 147 to require an economic impact study before any bill raising the state minimum wage. It was sent to committee.
April 15, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted against the state operating budget for the year starting July 2026 (Senate Bill 335). It passed the House 36-3.
June 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 2 for House Bill 246) to replace the 10% school property tax increase allowed after a county reassessment with a cap of 2% a year. The Education Committee tabled it.
March 25, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 296 to let school districts and charter schools choose whether to pay prevailing wage on school construction projects. It was sent to committee.
January 24, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 167) to fund at least one school resource officer in every Delaware public and charter school. It was sent to the Appropriations Committee.
June 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 113) to deny the state's share of pension to school employees convicted of certain crimes against children tied to their jobs. A committee released it to the floor.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 167) to fund at least one school resource officer in every Delaware public and charter school. It was sent to the Appropriations Committee.
June 21, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 482, called Bentley's Law, requiring a drunk driver who kills a child's parent to pay restitution for the child's support. It was sent to committee.
June 15, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted against House Bill 1, which removed penalties for adults 21 and older who possess small amounts of marijuana. It passed the House 28-13.
March 7, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted against the Healthy Delaware Families Act (Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 1), which created up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for workers. It passed the House 29-11.
April 14, 2022Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 29, which wrote the state's yearly public school data reports (the Delaware Report Card) into law. The governor signed it.
September 2, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 5 oppose
Voted against Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2, which required a state permit to buy a handgun. It passed the House 23-16.
March 7, 2024Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against final passage of House Bill 451, which barred most people under 21 from buying or owning firearms. It passed the House 24-15.
June 28, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 450, the Delaware Lethal Firearms Safety Act, which banned the sale and possession of assault weapons with some exceptions. It passed the House 22-19.
June 9, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 125, which made it a crime to own or make untraceable 'ghost guns' without serial numbers. It passed the House 23-18.
May 20, 2021Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 63, which created the crime of unsafe storage of a firearm. It passed the House 23-18.
June 4, 2019Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 3 oppose
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 46) requiring parental consent before a girl under 16 can get an abortion, with exceptions for emergencies and court approval. It was sent to committee.
March 18, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 301, which required public universities to give students access to abortion medication and emergency contraception. It passed the House 24-16.
June 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 455, which protected doctors, nurses and physician assistants who provide reproductive health care, including abortion, from discipline. It passed the House 24-13.
June 14, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted for House Bill 31, which repealed old Delaware laws that treated abortion differently from other medical care and made it a crime. It passed the House 28-13.
May 18, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 2 for House Bill 317) requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles to audit voter records created through automatic registration with older or non-REAL ID documents. It was sent to the Appropriations Committee.
June 12, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 112 to require voters to show a photo ID, such as a Delaware driver's license or U.S. passport, before voting. It was sent to committee and did not get a vote.
April 8, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Introduced House Bill 126 to exempt overtime pay for full-time hourly workers from state income tax for 2026 and 2027. It was sent to the Revenue and Finance Committee.
April 17, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted against the first leg of a constitutional amendment (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 88) to remove the deadline for registering to vote before an election. It failed 26-14, short of the two-thirds needed.
June 16, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted for House Bill 36, which brought Delaware's many anti-discrimination laws into line with each other. It passed the House 36-1.
March 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted for House Bill 38, which set up in-person early voting in Delaware starting in 2022. It passed the House 34-6.
March 19, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 297, which raised the money developers must set aside to guarantee they finish roads in new subdivisions. The governor signed it into law.
August 29, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted against House Bill 255, which kept parts of the 2025 federal tax law from automatically applying to Delaware state taxes. It passed the House 26-13.
November 13, 2025
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 87, which added two members to the Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition: a suicide attempt survivor and a person who lost a loved one to suicide. The governor signed it.
August 12, 2025
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 140, which let terminally ill adults request medication to end their lives under set safeguards. It passed the House 21-17 and later became law.
March 18, 2025
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Won Milford's April 26, 2014 mayoral election with about 65 percent of the vote and took office as mayor, after serving as the Ward 1 city councilman.
May 5, 2014
Source: whyy.org
Past races Bryan William Shupe ran in:
- Delaware State Representative District 36 · November 3, 2026 · State Representative District 36; Delaware · incumbent
- Delaware State Representative District 36 · September 15, 2026 · State Representative District 36; Delaware · incumbent