Harris McDowell
Harris McDowell (Democratic Party) was a member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 1. McDowell assumed office in 1976. McDowell left office on November 3, 2020.
McDowell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 1. McDowell won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
McDowell graduated from the University of Delaware and Georgetown University.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
McDowell was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Finance Committee, Co-Chair
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Executive Committee
- Finance Committee, Chair
- Senate Energy Committee, Chair
- Environmental and Natural Resources Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
---|
• Agriculture |
• Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy, Chair |
• Executive |
• Finance, Chair |
• Joint Finance, Co-chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McDowell served on the following committees:
Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
---|
• Banking and Business |
• Children, Youth & Families, Chair |
• Energy & Transit, Chair |
• Ethics |
• Executive |
• Finance, Chair |
• Health & Social Services |
• Insurance & Telecommunications |
• Judiciary |
• Permanent Rules |
• Joint Finance, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McDowell served on the following committees:
Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
---|
• Banking |
• Children, Youth & Families, Chair |
• Energy & Transit, Chair |
• Ethics |
• Executive |
• Finance, Chair |
• Health & Social Services |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Permanent Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McDowell served on these committees:
Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
---|
• Banking |
• Children, Youth & Families, Chair |
• Energy & Transit, Chair |
• Ethics |
• Executive |
• Finance, Chair |
• Health & Social Services |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Permanent Rules |
• Joint Finance |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McDowell served on these committees:[1]
Delaware committee assignments, 2009 |
---|
• Bond |
• Children, Youth & Families |
• Energy & Transit |
• Ethics |
• Finance |
• Health & Social Services |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Permanent Rules |
• Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2020
Harris McDowell did not file to run for re-election.[2]
2016
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Delaware State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated James Spadola in the Delaware State Senate District 1 general election.[3][4]
Delaware State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
56.32% | 11,858 | |
Republican | James Spadola | 43.68% | 9,195 | |
Total Votes | 21,053 | |||
Source: Delaware Department of Elections |
Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated Joseph McCole in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[5][6][3]
Delaware State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
70.83% | 3,876 | |
Democratic | Joseph McCole | 29.17% | 1,596 | |
Total Votes | 5,472 |
James Spadola ran unopposed in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Republican primary.[5][6][3]
Delaware State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | |
Republican | ![]() |
2012
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012
McDowell ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Delaware State Senate District 1. McDowell defeated James Martin and David Brady in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated Bryan Lintz and Robert Clark in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
![]() |
52.2% | 2,342 |
David D. Brady | 36% | 1,613 |
James Martin | 11.8% | 528 |
Total Votes | 4,483 |
2010
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2010
McDowell won re-election to the 1st District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the primary or the November 2, 2010, general election.[9]
Delaware State Senate District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
100% | 11,862 | |
Total Votes | 11,862 |
2006
On November 7, 2006, McDowell won re-election to the Delaware State Senate from Delaware's 1st Senate District. McDowell defeated Gregory Chambers (R) and Tyler Nixon (Independent Party of Delaware). McDowell received 8,300 votes, Chambers received 3,752 votes, and Nixon received 799 votes.[10] McDowell raised $93,948 for his campaign, and his opponents raised the following amounts: Chambers ($41,202) and Nixon ($6,005).[11]
Delaware State Senate, District 1 (2006) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
![]() |
8,300 | 64.6% | ||
Gregory Chambers (R) | 3,752 | 29.2% | ||
Tyler Nixon (I) | 799 | 6.2% |
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Delaware scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2020
In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30.
2019
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
---|
In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
|
2018
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
---|
In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
|
2017
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
---|
In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
|
2016
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
---|
In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
|
2015
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
---|
In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
|
2014
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
---|
In 2014, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 14 through July 1.
|
2013
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
---|
In 2013, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through July 1. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
Personal
Harris and his wife, Sunee, live in Wilmington, Delaware.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Harris + McDowell + Delaware + Senate
See also
- Delaware State Senate
- Delaware Senate Committees
- Delaware State Senate District 1
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Harris McDowell
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Business Times, "Sen. Harris McDowell to retire after 44 years," July 1, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>
tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>
tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2006 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by ' |
Delaware Senate District 1 1976–2020 |
Succeeded by Sarah McBride (D) |