Marie Pinkney

Marie Pinkney
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2020
Preceded byDavid McBride
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Marie Pinkney is a social worker and member of the Delaware Senate from New Castle County, Delaware. A newcomer to politics, in September 2020 she defeated incumbent State Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride in the Democratic primary election by a 52.4%-47.6% margin.[1] In the heavily-Democratic majority minority 13th District, the Democratic nomination is considered tantamount to election.[2]

Pinkney defeated Republican nominee Alexander Homich in the general election of November 3, 2020. Pinkney is the first openly queer woman elected to serve in Delaware's state legislature, after Senator Karen E. Peterson came out as gay in 2013 while in office.[3] She is one of three LGBTQ+ candidates to be elected to the Delaware General Assembly in 2020, along with Sarah McBride and Eric Morrison.[3]

  1. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Chase, Randall "Progressive newcomer defeats Delaware state Senate leader: A Black political newcomer campaigning on a progressive platform has defeated the leader of Delaware’s state Senate in a Democratic primary" Associated Press September 16, 2020
  3. ^ a b Ring, Trudy. "Dragged for Drag, Gay Candidate Wins in Del., Along With Queer Woman: Eric Morrison beat a legislator who had criticized him for performing in drag, and Marie Pinkney is on track to become the state's first Black queer lawmaker." The Advocate September 17, 2020