Lisa Blunt Rochester
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Carney |
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February 10, 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Rochester |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ted Blunt (father) |
| Alma mater |
Fairleigh Dickinson University University of Delaware |
| Website | House website |
Lisa Blunt Rochester (born February 10, 1962) is an American politician from the state of Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Delaware's at-large congressional district.
Blunt Rochester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1962. Her family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1969. Her father, Ted Blunt, served on the Wilmington City Council, including as council president.
Blunt Rochester received her bachelor's degree in international relations from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her master's degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware.
She worked for Tom Carper when he served as Delaware's member of the United States House of Representatives and as Governor of Delaware. Later, she served as the State Labor Secretary, State Personnel Director, and CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League. She briefly lived in Shanghai, China.
Blunt Rochester ran for the United States House of Representatives in Delaware's at-large congressional district in the 2016 election. She won the Democratic Party nomination on September 13, and won the general election in November. When she was sworn into office on January 3, 2017, she became the first woman and the first African-American to represent Delaware in Congress.
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