Margaret Rose Henry

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.

Margaret Rose Henry
Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate
In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by	David McBride
Succeeded by	Nicole Poore
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 12, 1994 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Herman Holloway
Succeeded by	Darius J. Brown
Personal details
Born	(1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 81) Rayne, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican (Before 1998) Democratic (1998–present)
Education	Texas Southern University (BA) Springfield College (MA)
Website	Official website

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]