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Bryan Jeffrey Schurgard Townsend (born May 19, 1981) is an American politician who represents District 11 in the Delaware Senate.[1] Townsend was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2020.[2] He graduated from the University of Delaware in 2003.
Bryan Townsend | |
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Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate | |
Assumed office November 4, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Nicole Poore |
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 11th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Anthony DeLuca |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | May 19, 1981
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Delaware (BA, BS) University of Cambridge (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
As a political newcomer, Townsend defeated Anthony J. DeLuca—who was then President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate—in the 2012 Democratic primary by 57 percent to 42 percent.[3][4] Townsend went on to defeat Republican Evan Queitsch in the general election, winning 78 percent of the vote.[5][6]
Townsend was reelected in 2014. He defeated primary challenger David L. Tackett with 78 percent of the vote,[7][8] and was unopposed in the general election.[9]
In September 2015, in the wake of Representative John Carney's announcement that he would run for governor of the state, Townsend announced his candidacy for Delaware's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.[10] On September 13, 2016, his candidacy ended when he placed second in a six-way Democratic primary, behind former state Secretary of Labor Lisa Blunt Rochester (25% to 44%).[11][12]
Townsend supports banning assault weapons and argued in favor of a 2018 bill that was not released from committee.[13] In 2024, he co-sponsored a bill legalizing medical aid in dying in Delaware.[14][15]
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