Margaret Rose Henry

Margaret Rose Henry
Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate
In office
January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded byDavid McBride
Succeeded byNicole Poore
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 12, 1994 – January 8, 2019
Preceded byHerman Holloway
Succeeded byDarius J. Brown
Personal details
Born (1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 80)
Rayne, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 1998)
Democratic (1998–present)
EducationTexas Southern University (BA)
Springfield College (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Margaret Rose Henry (born June 20, 1944) is an American politician.[1] She was a member of the Delaware Senate from 1994 to 2018.[2] In September 2017, Henry announced she would not seek reelection to her District 2 seat.[3] Senator Henry earned her BA from Texas Southern University and her MA from Springfield College.

Henry was the first African-American woman elected to the Delaware Senate. During her time in office, she worked to reform the juvenile justice system and helped create a needle-exchange program.[4] In March 2018, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce.[5]

Rose-Henry supports gun control and supported a bill to ban assault weapons in 2018.[6]

Elections

  • In 1994, Henry ran as a Republican to replace Democrat Herman Holloway Sr., who had resigned. Henry won the Republican primary with 341 votes (91%),[7] and won November 8, 1994 General election with 3,641 votes (58%) against Democratic nominee Herman Holloway Jr.[8]
  • In 1998, Henry switched her party affiliation to Democrat and was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,626 votes.[9]
  • In 2002, Henry won the Democratic primary with 1,908 votes (71.7%), and was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,908 votes.[10]
  • In 2004, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 10,398 votes.[11]
  • In 2008, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 11,872 votes.[12]
  • In 2012, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 15,197 votes.[13]
  • In 2014, Henry won the general election with 7,324 votes (87.9%) against Republican nominee Robert F. Martin.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Margaret Rose Henry". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Margaret Rose Henry's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Delaware state Sen. Margaret Rose Henry announces retirement : Politics & Policy : WHYY". WHYY. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  4. ^ Goss, Scott; Jedra, Christina (September 28, 2017). "Sam Guy announces Sen. Margaret Rose Henry to retire, will seek her office". The News Journal.
  5. ^ Vaccaro, Shelby (March 12, 2018). "Delaware Senate Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry receives Lifetime Achievement Award from New Castle County Chamber". WDEL 1150 AM.
  6. ^ "Assault style weapons ban unable to get out of committee". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results 1994" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 1994. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results 1994" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 1994. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 3, 1998. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  12. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  13. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  14. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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Preceded by Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate
2017–2019 		Succeeded by


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