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Krista Griffith

Democratic · DE · Delaware State Representative, District 12

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Krista Griffith has served in the Delaware House since 2018 and is an attorney and former Deputy Attorney General who prosecuted domestic violence and child abuse cases. Her priorities are affordable health care and protecting victims of abuse and violence.

Where Krista Griffith stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (2 records), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (4 records),

Opposes

Corporate Accountability (1 record)

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 2 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 353, which let victims sue and seek criminal charges over fake sexual images made of them with AI. The governor signed it on October 9, 2024.

    October 9, 2024Supports AI Regulation

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 333, which created the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission to advise on AI use and safety in state government. The governor signed it on July 17, 2024.

    July 17, 2024Supports AI Regulation

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Introduced HB 317, the Cover All Delaware Children Act, to create health coverage for low-income children with no other coverage, including undocumented children. It stalled in the House Appropriations Committee.

    February 11, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 4 support
  • Voted against 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, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Sponsored HB 177 to let state agencies open their electric vehicle chargers to public use. The House defeated it on June 30, 2019.

    June 30, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 4 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 support
  • Introduced HB 317, the Cover All Delaware Children Act, to create health coverage for low-income children with no other coverage, including undocumented children. It stalled in the House Appropriations Committee.

    February 11, 2022Supports Immigration

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 197, which raised the most serious stalking offenses to higher-level felonies. The governor signed it on May 21, 2026.

    May 21, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 182, which rewrote Delaware's child abuse crimes and made second-degree child abuse a felony. The governor signed it on July 31, 2023.

    July 31, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HS 1 for HB 264, which let victims of sexual assault seek a sexual violence protective order. The governor signed it on October 10, 2022.

    October 10, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 440, which reclassified strangulation penalties and added suffocation as a crime. The governor signed it on August 4, 2022.

    August 4, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 8 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 119, which barred public libraries from removing books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. The governor signed it on September 15, 2025.

    September 15, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 190, which let more domestic violence charges, such as third-degree assault, qualify for the first-offender diversion program. The governor signed it on August 4, 2021.

    August 4, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 239, which banned pelvic, rectal, or prostate exams on unconscious patients without their informed consent. The governor signed it on September 10, 2019.

    September 10, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 419, which made foster children automatically eligible for state child care assistance. The governor signed it on August 17, 2026.

    August 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 86, which gave low-income parents a right to a lawyer when the state seeks custody of their children. The governor signed it on October 25, 2024.

    October 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

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

    July 1, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 10 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 342, which extended Delaware's gun ban for people under protective orders to orders issued in other states. The governor signed it on September 14, 2026.

    September 14, 2026Supports Gun Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Introduced HB 399, a bill requiring 3D printers sold in Delaware to block the printing of guns and gun parts. It was sent to the House Judiciary Committee.

    June 11, 2026Supports Gun Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 155, which made it a crime to leave a gun unlocked and unattended in a vehicle. The governor signed it on August 15, 2024.

    August 15, 2024Supports Gun Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

    Also on this bill

    • June 30, 2024 · 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. (Supports Women's Reproductive Rights)
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 124, which barred people under a Family Court protection-from-abuse order from buying or having guns and ammunition. The governor signed it on October 20, 2021.

    October 20, 2021Supports Gun Control

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 5 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

    Also on this bill

    • March 7, 2024 · 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. (Supports Gun Control)
  • 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 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 3 support
  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 380, which updated the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act so it covers more businesses that handle personal data. The governor signed it on September 2, 2026.

    September 2, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 154, the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act, which gave residents the right to see, correct, and delete personal data that companies collect. The governor signed it on September 11, 2023.

    September 11, 2023Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 262, which required data brokers to register with the state and disclose how they use personal data. It passed the House but stalled in a Senate committee in May 2022.

    May 5, 2022Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 4 support
  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Was the prime sponsor of HB 311, which widened disability protections in Delaware's public accommodations law to match federal law. The governor signed it on October 10, 2022.

    October 10, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
  • Was a House sponsor of SS 1 for SB 21 and voted for it. The law 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.

    March 25, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

Track record — General

General · 4 records
  • Served as chair of the House Judiciary Committee in the 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026).

    October 7, 2026

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Voted for 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

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • Voted for HB 140, which let terminally ill adults get medicine to end their own lives with two doctors' approval. It passed the House in 2024 but the governor vetoed it.

    April 18, 2024

    Source: legis.delaware.gov

  • 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

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