About Us

Delaware Democrats support conditions that lead to good-paying jobs with fair wages and comprehensive benefits to grow the working and middle class and provide opportunity for all workers. We are committed to building strong and sustained economic growth.

Delaware Democrats believe everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability, deserves the same opportunities for success, and we must lift communities that have traditionally been left behind. We must encourage greater diversity in both elected office and other positions of power and influence in our local and state governments. Our state is stronger when we work together and when people are empowered to succeed.

Delaware Democrats believe Delaware and America are strongest when the working class is thriving. Increasingly, economic gains are accruing disproportionately to the rich, which we believe is both corrosive to our democracy and detrimental to our economy. All means to ensure the economy works for everyone should be utilized, ranging from wage insurance to easily accessible job training programs.

Delaware Democrats share a deep commitment to protecting our environment and tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions using clean energy and energy independence. Energy efficiency benefits both the economy and our environment. We are committed to supporting energy-efficient and sustainable public transportation, businesses, homes, and farms.

Delaware Democrats believe that a core principle of the Party is to maximize voter participation for all Delawareans. We will fight for real campaign finance reform to keep big money from drowning out the voices of everyday Delawareans, and we must have the necessary tools to fight back and safeguard our electoral and political integrity.

Delaware Democrats firmly believe that quality and affordable early learning and debt-free college must be the birthright of every child.

Delaware Democrats strongly believe in universal health care coverage. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the few who can afford it. We are proud of being the Party of Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Affordable Care Act. We need to build on these achievements, not weaken or gut them, and move closer to a universal health care while improving quality and reducing costs in the healthcare system. Delaware Democrats believe in reproductive rights and in promoting women’s health. Coming out of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, our Party supports science-based guidance from state and federal government agencies on responding to public health emergencies.

Democrats appreciate the necessity of prioritizing public safety and understand how a compassionate justice system adds to its success. We know that our approach to public safety must be comprehensive and conscious of historic inequities. We seek to rebuild the bonds of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve through meaningful partnerships and collaborative reforms. We must combat violence against women and work to reduce gun violence — especially the urban gun violence epidemic in our biggest cities — through the passage of common sense gun safety laws and a continued emphasis on prevention.

Delaware Democrats believe we have a moral responsibility to keep faith with all our veterans and wounded warriors. We are committed to helping our veterans achieve their educational goals and to supporting reducing barriers to veteran entrepreneurship. We also support measures to combat waste, corruption, and dysfunction in the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. We must take care of those who put their lives on the line to defend us.