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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

DE Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Delaware State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate
House of Representatives

House of Representatives

1. Racial Equity Consortium

Good Vote: No
HB375 Racial Equity Consortium (Passed 40 to 0 on 6/7/2022). Establishes the Racial Equity Consortium for the purposes of studying and making recommendations to address the disparities and inequities faced by persons of color in Delaware.

2. Grow Your Own Educator Program

Good Vote: No
HB430 Grow Your Own Educator Program (Passed 38 to 0 on 6/14/2022).  Introduces the Grow Your Own Educator Program to enhance the hiring, retention, and diversity of educators in Delaware public schools.

3. Black History Education.

Good Vote: No

HB198 Black History Education (Passed 33 to 7 on 4/29/2021). Mandates that every school district and charter school create and execute a program focused on Black History, which will be taught to students from kindergarten to 12th grade.

4. Ghost Guns

Good Vote: No
HB125 Ghost Guns (Passed 23 to 18 on 5/20/2021). Creates several offenses, including the possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver without a serial number, the production and possession of a concealed or undetectable firearm, the production and possession of an untraceable firearm, and the production or distribution of a firearm using a three-dimensional printer.

5. High-Capacity Magazines

Good Vote: No
SB6 High-Capacity Magazine Ban (Passed 23 to 18 on 6/6/2022). Prohibits the production, vending, offering for sale, procurement, receipt, transfer, or ownership of a large-capacity magazine.

6. Automatic Voter Registration

Good Vote: No
SB5 Automatic Voter Registration (Passed 40 to 1 on 5/18/2021).  Establishes an automated voter registration system at the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Paul Baumbach D HD-023 0% ------
Andria Bennett D HD-032 33% ---++-
David Bentz D HD-018 0% ------
Stephanie Bolden D HD-002 0% -.----
Gerald Brady D HD-004 0% ..--.-
Ruth Briggs King R HD-037 40% --.++-
William Bush D HD-029 33% ---++-
William Carson D HD-028 33% ---++-
Nnamdi Chukwuocha D HD-001 0% ------
Richard Collins R HD-041 67% --++++
Franklin Cooke D HD-016 0% ------
Sherry Dorsey Walker D HD-003 0% ------
Timothy Dukes R HD-040 50% --+++-
Charles Freel D HD-004 0% --..-.
Ronald Gray R HD-038 50% --+++-
Krista Griffith D HD-012 0% ------
Debra Heffernan D HD-006 0% ------
Kevin Hensley R HD-009 40% .--++-
Kendra Johnson D HD-005 0% ------
John Kowalko D HD-025 0% ------
Larry Lambert D HD-007 0% ------
Valerie Longhurst D HD-015 0% ------
Sean Lynn D HD-031 0% ------
Sean Matthews D HD-010 0% ------
Melissa Minor-Brown D HD-017 0% ------
John Mitchell D HD-013 0% ------
Sherae'a Moore D HD-008 0% -.----
Shannon Morris R HD-030 50% --+++-
Eric Morrison D HD-027 0% ------
Edward Osienski D HD-024 0% ------
Charles Postles R HD-033 50% --+++-
Michael Ramone R HD-021 33% ---++-
Peter Schwartzkopf D HD-014 0% ------
Daniel Short R HD-039 33% ---++-
Bryan Shupe R HD-036 33% ---++-
Michael Smith R HD-022 33% ---++-
Stephen Smyk R HD-020 33% ---++-
Jeffrey Spiegelman R HD-011 33% ---++-
Jesse Vanderwende R HD-035 50% --+++-
Kimberly Williams D HD-019 0% ------
Madinah Wilson-Anton D HD-026 0% -.----
Lyndon Yearick R HD-034 50% --+++-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 3.7%
Republican 43%