Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 12. She assumed office on November 7, 2012. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Poore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 12. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Poore served as state Senate majority leader for the 2019-2020 legislative session.
Biography
Poore graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in 1991, and Wilmington College in 1994.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Poore was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking, Business, and Insurance Committee
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvement
- Capital Improvement Committee
- Corrections and Public Safety Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Health & Social Services Committee
- Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
2023-2024
Poore was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking, Business, and Insurance Committee
- Capital Improvement Committee
- Corrections and Public Safety Committee
- Health & Social Services Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvement
2021-2022
Poore was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Improvement Committee, Chair
- Elections & Government Affairs Committee
- Health & Social Services Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Labor Committee, Vice-Chair
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, Chair
2019-2020
Poore was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Council Committee
- Elections & Government Affairs Committee, Chair
- Executive Committee, Vice-Chair
- Health & Social Services Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Labor Committee, Vice-Chair
- Rules and Ethics Committee
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Elections, Veterans, and Government Affairs, Chair |
| • Executive |
| • Finance |
| • Health, Children, and Social Services |
| • Labor |
| • Rules and Ethics |
| • Veterans Affairs |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Poore served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Administrative Services/Elections |
| • Children, Youth & Families |
| • Education |
| • Energy & Transit |
| • Health & Social Services |
| • Labor & Industrial Relations |
| • Sunset, Chair |
| • Joint Sunset, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Poore served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Administrative Services/Elections |
| • Children, Youth & Families |
| • Education |
| • Labor & Industrial Relations |
| • Small Business |
| • Sunset, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 12
Incumbent Nicole Poore defeated Bill Alexander in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicole Poore (D) | 62.1 | 10,226 |
 | Bill Alexander (R)  | 37.9 | 6,228 | |
| Total votes: 16,454 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicole Poore advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 12.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Welsh (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Bill Alexander advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 12.
2020
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 12
Incumbent Nicole Poore won election in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Poore (D) | 100.0 | 21,606 |
| Total votes: 21,606 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nicole Poore advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 12.
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 Nicole Poore ran unopposed in the Delaware State Senate District 12 general election.[2][3]
| Delaware State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nicole Poore Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 18,961 | |
| Total Votes | 18,961 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Nicole Poore ran unopposed in the Delaware State Senate District 12 Democratic primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Nicole Poore Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012
Poore ran in the 2012 election for Delaware State Senate District 12. Poore ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated incumbent Dorinda Connor and Brad Thomas in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Poore |
60.3% | 12,875 | |
| Republican | Dorinda Connor Incumbent | 38.3% | 8,170 | |
| Libertarian | Brad Thomas | 1.5% | 310 | |
| Total Votes | 21,355 | |||
Endorsements
In 2012, Poore's campaign endorsements included the following:
| Gov. Jack Markell endorses Poore in 12th District Delaware State Senate seat. |
Poore received endorsements from:[8]
- Gov. Jack Markell[9]
- United States Senator Chris Coons
- Delaware state senator Bethany Hall-Long
- Delaware state senator and majority leader Patricia Blevins
- Delaware state representative and majority whip Valerie Longhurst
- Delaware state representative Michael Mulrooney
- Progressive Democrats for Delaware
- Barbara Gittings Delaware Stonewall Democrats
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 19
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2270
- Sheet Metal Workers International Association United States District Council of Railroads
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Nicole Poore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nicole Poore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2024.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2022.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2021.
- Delaware United — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2020.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2019.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2018.
- Delaware United — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2017.
- Delaware United — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2016.
- Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence — Legislators are scored on their votes for bills supported by the organization.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2015.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Delaware General Assembly in 2014.
- Delaware Family Policy Council — Legislators are scored on votes which relate to family issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
In 2013, the Delaware General Assembly was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Personal
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Poore and her husband, Bill, have three children: 7-year-old Luke, 12-year-old Alexis and 13-year-old Nicholas.[10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Delaware State Senate District 12 |
Officeholder Delaware State Senate District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nicole Poore for State Senate Facebook Page, "Info," accessed September 7, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 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
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Nicole Poore for Delaware, "Endorsements," accessed September 7, 2012
- ↑ Jack Markell, "Videos" accessed September 7, 2012
- ↑ Nicole Poore, "About Nicole," accessed September 7, 2012
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Delaware State Senate District 12 2012-Present |
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