Delaware General Assembly

Delaware General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Bethany Hall-Long (D)
since 2017
President Pro Tempore
David Sokola (D)
since 2021
Majority Leader
Bryan Townsend (D)
since 2020
Minority Leader
Gerald Hocker (R)
since 2018
Valerie Longhurst (D)
since 2023
Majority Leader
Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
since 2023
Minority Leader
Michael Ramone (R)
since 2023
Structure
Seats62
Senate political groups
  •   Democratic (15)
  •   Republican (6)
House of Representatives political groups
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022
Last House of Representatives election
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 5, 2024
Next House of Representatives election
November 5, 2024
Meeting place
Legislative Hall
Dover
Website
Delaware General Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of Delaware

The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can call a special session of the legislature at any time.

Members are elected from single-member districts, all apportioned to roughly equal populations after each decennial Census. Elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and approximately half of the Senate is elected every two years to a four-year term, and the entire House of Representatives is elected every two years to a two-year term. Vacancies are filled through special elections. There are no term limits for either chamber.

With 62 seats, the Delaware General Assembly is the second-smallest bicameral state legislature in the United States – ahead of Alaska (60 seats) and behind Nevada (63).