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Mara Gorman
Mara Gorman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 23. She assumed office on November 6, 2024. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Gorman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 23. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Gorman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mara Gorman was born in Portland, Maine. She earned a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in 1992 and a graduate degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1997. Her career experience includes working as a community organizer. She has been affiliated with Moms Demand Action, Planned Parenthood, and the NAACP.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 23
Mara Gorman won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mara Gorman (D)  | 100.0 | 7,934 |
| Total votes: 7,934 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mara Gorman advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 23.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Baumbach (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gorman in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mara Gorman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gorman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For the past ten years, I have been deeply involved in the work to end gun violence in Delaware. I came to the gun safety movement organically in 2015, shaken to my core by the massacre in Sandy Hook and by the amount of gun violence in the First State. I learned then that Delaware lacked many key gun safety laws. I left my role as Moms Demand Action Chapter Lead in 2023 with a track record of helping candidates who supported safer gun laws win election and with a slew of those laws on the books including an assault weapons ban and a permit to purchase bill.
I also have an unwavering commitment to reproductive rights. As Public Affairs Manager for Planned Parenthood of Delaware I worked to make sure that every Delawarean has access to the reproductive healthcare that they need.
I am committed to social justice and have worked hard in all my advocacy roles to foster inclusivity and racial equity, actively engaging in educational initiatives and community partnerships. Most recently I did this work in Newark by serving on the board of the Newark Branch of the NAACP.
And I’m also a writer and a two-time fellow of the Delaware Division of the Arts who believes in the importance of- Everyone deserves affordable housing; clean water; bikeable and walkable neighborhoods; access to public transportation; and safety from gun violence. I will work with local stakeholders and government to ensure that every resident of the 23rd District has access to these things. Livable neighborhoods also demand jobs that cover the cost of living - I'm committed to worker protections and to unions. Delaware needs to make sure it pays essential workers like community health workers, paraprofessionals, school bus drivers, and many others a living wage.
- Abortion remains legal in Delaware, but not everyone has access to it or many other aspects of reproductive care, from STI testing to gender-affirming care. I will work to make sure that every Delawarean has access to all the healthcare they deserve - and that it is affordable. In addition, Black women and babies have higher mortality rates than white women and babies during and after pregnancy and birth in Delaware; this is unacceptable. I will work for full reproductive justice and equity.
- As a member of the Newark NAACP Branch, I saw firsthand how inequity and racism persist in Delaware. From criminal justice reform to making sure that Black and brown children have access to all of the same resources as their white peers, I will always work to bring equity to the 23rd District.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Delaware House of Representatives District 23 |
Officeholder Delaware House of Representatives District 23 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 27, 2024
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| Preceded by Paul Baumbach (D) |
Delaware House of Representatives District 23 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
