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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 9, 2020
Delaware State Senate Majority Caucus
Contact: Scott Goss (302) 744-4180, or
Dylan McDowell (302) 744-4282

Senate Committees, Assignments Announced for 151st General Assembly

DOVER – Senate President Pro Tempore-Elect David Sokola on Wednesday unveiled a full slate of 18 Senate committees for the 151st General Assembly and announced the individual members who will be assigned to each committee.
 
“Legislative committees are an essential part of the lawmaking process.  While floor votes get much of the attention, it is our committees that gather public input and determine which bills should move forward,” Sokola said. “The assignments I’m laying out today give each of our members an opportunity to lead and, given our Caucus’s new supermajority, the people of Delaware can be assured that our values will be reflected in the bills that come to us for a floor vote.”
 
The new slate of Senate committees includes some key changes from the 150th General Assembly.
 
The previously distinct Environment and Energy committees have been merged into a single committee, for instance. The slate also includes the creation of a new Housing Committee.
 
“All policies governing generation and distribution of energy in Delaware should ever carefully weigh the potential impact on our environment,” Sokola said. “Ensuring all Delawareans have fair and equal access to affordable housing is too important for us to fold this issue into otherwise unrelated committees. These changes will elevate and properly balance how we consider these issues of primary importance to so many Delawareans.”
 
Following an historic election in which voters gave Democrats a two-third majority in the Delaware State Senate, most Senate committees also are being adjusted to reflect the same two-thirds composition, with four Democrats and two Republicans assigned to each. The chairs of all 18 committees are evenly divided between male and female Senators to reflect the composition and diversity of the Majority Caucus.
 
“Adding an additional member to each committee will give our members greater knowledge and stronger voices in shaping the policies of our State,” Sokola said. “These assignments put our members’ individual expertise and personal experiences to the highest and best use, and I look forward to beginning the new session knowing we’ve placed our Senators in a position to advance the issues that matter most to Delawareans.”
 
The full slate and membership of each Senate committee is listed below. Committees and committee assignments will become official when the General Assembly reconvenes on January 12, 2021.

SENATE COMMITTEES  -  151st  GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Agriculture 
Bruce C. Ennis, Chair 
Marie Pinkney, Vice Chair
W. Charles Paradee, III 
Bryan Townsend 
Bryant L. Richardson 
David L. Wilson 
 
Banking, Business & Insurance
Spiros Mantzavinos, Chair
W. Charles Paradee, III, Vice Chair
Laura V. Sturgeon 
John J. Walsh, III 
Colin R.M.J. Bonini 
Bryant L. Richardson 
 
Capital Improvement 
Nicole Poore, Chair 
Darius J. Brown 
Spiros Mantzavinos 
John J. Walsh, III 
Colin R.M.J. Bonini 
David L. Wilson 
 
Corrections & Public Safety
Marie Pinkney, Chair 
Bruce C. Ennis, Vice Chair
Sarah McBride 
David P. Sokola 
Gerald W. Hocker 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
 
Education 
Laura V. Sturgeon, Chair
Elizabeth Lockman, Vice Chair
David P. Sokola 
Bryan Townsend 
Colin R.M.J. Bonini 
Ernesto B. Lopez

Elections & Government Affairs
Kyle Evans Gay, Chair 
Darius J. Brown, Vice Chair
Stephanie L. Hansen 
Nicole Poore 
Ernesto B. Lopez 
Bryant L. Richardson 

Environment & Energy
Stephanie L. Hansen, Chair
W. Charles Paradee, III, Vice Chair
Marie Pinkney 
Laura V. Sturgeon 
Gerald W. Hocker 
David L. Wilson 

Executive 
David P. Sokola, Chair 
Bryan Townsend, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Lockman 
Stephanie L. Hansen 
Gerald W. Hocker 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
 
Finance 
W. Charles Paradee, III, Chair
Bruce C. Ennis 
Elizabeth Lockman 
Laura V. Sturgeon 
David G. Lawson 
Ernesto B. Lopez 
Health & Social Services 
Sarah McBride, Chair 
Nicole Poore, Vice Chair 
Stephanie L. Hansen 
Marie Pinkney 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
David L. Wilson

Judiciary 
Darius J. Brown, Chair 
Kyle Evans Gay, Vice Chair
Sarah McBride 
Bryan Townsend 
David G. Lawson 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
 
Labor 
John J. Walsh, III, Chair
Nicole Poore, Vice Chair 
Bruce C. Ennis 
Spiros Mantzavinos 
Colin R.M.J. Bonini 
Bryant L. Richardson 
 
Housing 
Bryan Townsend, Chair
Marie Pinkney, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Lockman 
Sarah McBride
David G. Lawson
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
 
Legislative Council 
David P. Sokola, Chair 
Bryan Townsend, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Lockman 
Gerald W. Hocker 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 

Rules & Ethics 
Elizabeth Lockman, Chair
David P. Sokola, Vice Chair
Bryan Townsend 
Stephanie L. Hansen 
Gerald W. Hocker 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
 
Legislative Oversight & Sunset
Kyle Evans Gay, Chair 
Marie Pinkney, Vice Chair
Stephanie L. Hansen 
Brian G. Pettyjohn 
Bryant L. Richardson 
 
Transportation 
Elizabeth Lockman, Chair
Stephanie L. Hansen, Vice Chair
Kyle Evans Gay 
Spiros Mantzavinos 
Ernesto B. Lopez 
David L. Wilson 
 
Veterans Affairs 
Bruce C. Ennis, Chair 
Darius J. Brown, Vice Chair
Kyle Evans Gay 
Spiros Mantzavinos 
Sarah McBride 
David P. Sokola 
John J. Walsh, III 
Gerald W. Hocker 
David G. Lawson 
Bryant L. Richardson 
David L. Wilson
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(302) 744-4180
scott.goss@delaware.gov
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Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
dylan.mcdowell@delaware.gov
 Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus, 2020.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Senators >
      • Sarah McBride
      • Darius Brown
      • Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman
      • Laura Sturgeon
      • Kyle Evans Gay
      • Marie Pinkney
      • David P. Sokola, President Pro Tempore
      • Jack Walsh
      • Stephanie L. Hansen
      • Bryan Townsend, Majority Leader
      • Nicole Poore
      • Spiros Mantzavinos
      • Bruce C. Ennis
      • Trey Paradee
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    • Legislative Background
    • Contact the Senate
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