Senator · Delaware
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Lisa Blunt Rochester is a Democratic senator from Delaware, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 832 of 836 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2017
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2031
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 0.7%6 of 915 · rank 89 of 101 | 100%832 of 836 · rank 37 of 101 | 450 became law | 30%99 of 333 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 3.0%37 of 1,222 · rank 173 of 442 | 99%826 of 834 · rank 106 of 442 | 290 became law | 24%112 of 469 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.1%1 of 997 · rank 411 of 443 | 99%569 of 572 · rank 76 of 443 | 400 became law | 6%39 of 658 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.40+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 11, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 269–149· Against party
- Sep 10, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 249–161· Against party
- May 15, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 265–148· Against party
- Apr 15, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 294–105· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
- Jul 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 250–163· Against party
- Jun 14, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–285· Against party
- Feb 8, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 253–168· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
114 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced10895%
- Reported by committee21.8%
- Passed one chamber43.5%
Policy areas
- Health51
- Housing and Community Development8
- Labor and Employment8
- Environmental Protection7
- Agriculture and Food5
- Commerce5
- Transportation and Public Works5
- Science, Technology, Communications4
Latest activity
- S.Res. 930 A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause.Introduced· Health· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5640 Data Center Transparency Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5536 No Surprise Bills for Seniors ActIntroduced· Health· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5506 National Talent Strategy Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5500 Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2026Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5424 Community Health Worker Access ActIntroduced· Health· Sep 17, 2026
- S. 5157 Reimagining Education and Skills through Unified Longitudinal Talent Systems (RESULTS) Act of 2026Introduced· Labor and Employment· Jul 29, 2026
- S. 5115 Farmers Lifeline Options for Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) ActIntroduced· Agriculture and Food· Jul 23, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and FisheriesRanking Member
- Education and the American FamilyRanking Member
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $5,277
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $4,050
- From committees
- $317.5K
- 122 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $93.5K
- 40 PACs · 29% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gilead sciences, inc.gilead sciences inc healthcare policy pac | $10K | GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$779 |
| the procter & gamble companythe procter & gamble company good government fund | $6,000 | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| pfizer inc.pfizer inc. pac | $5,000 | PFIZER INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$140.2K |
| deere & companydeere & company pac (aka john deere pac) | $5,000 | DEERE & COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $10.2M |
| amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee | $5,000 | AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $0 |
| cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac | $5,000 | CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $276.6M |
| novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee | $4,500 | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $36.2M |
| edwards lifesciencesedwards lifesciences political action committee (a.k.a. edwards pac) | $4,000 | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $28.4M |
| american psychiatric associationamerican psychiatric association political action committee | $3,500 | AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $645K |
| cargill, incorporatedcargill, incorporated political action committee | $2,500 | CARGILL, INCORPORATEDAI match · 100% · the same organization | $35.4M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5,277 | $317.5K | $93.5K40 PACs · 29% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $3M | $523K94 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $1.4M | $320K79 PACs · 24% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · DelawareJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
- House · Delaware (at large)Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Delaware (at large)Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Delaware (at large)Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Delaware (at large)Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Phone
- 202-224-2441
- Office
- 513 Hart Senate Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.