Margaret Rose Henry Explained

Margaret Rose Henry
Office:	Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate
Term Start:	January 10, 2017
Term End:	January 8, 2019
Predecessor:	David McBride
Successor:	Nicole Poore
State Senate1:	Delaware
District1:	2nd
Term Start1:	January 12, 1994
Term End1:	January 8, 2019
Predecessor1:	Herman Holloway
Successor1:	Darius J. Brown
Birth Date:	20 June 1944
Birth Place:	Rayne, Louisiana, U.S.
Party:	Republican (Before 1998) Democratic (1998–present)
Education:	Texas Southern University (BA) Springfield College (MA)

Margaret Rose Henry (born June 20, 1944) is an American politician.^[1] She was a member of the Delaware Senate from 1994 to 2018.^[2] In September 2017, Henry announced she would not seek reelection to her District 2 seat.^[3] Senator Henry earned her BA from Texas Southern University and her MA from Springfield College.

Henry was the first African-American woman elected to the Delaware Senate. During her time in office, she worked to reform the juvenile justice system and helped create a needle-exchange program.^[4] In March 2018, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce.^[5]

Rose-Henry supports gun control and supported a bill to ban assault weapons in 2018.^[6]

Elections

• In 1994, Henry ran as a Republican to replace Democrat Herman Holloway Sr., who had resigned. Henry won the Republican primary with 341 votes (91%),^[7] and won November 8, 1994 General election with 3,641 votes (58%) against Democratic nominee Herman Holloway Jr.^[8]
• In 1998, Henry switched her party affiliation to Democrat and was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,626 votes.^[9]
• In 2002, Henry won the Democratic primary with 1,908 votes (71.7%), and was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,908 votes.^[10]
• In 2004, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 10,398 votes.^[11]
• In 2008, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 11,872 votes.^[12]
• In 2012, Henry was unopposed for the general election, winning 15,197 votes.^[13]
• In 2014, Henry won the general election with 7,324 votes (87.9%) against Republican nominee Robert F. Martin.^[14]

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Margaret Rose Henry . . . November 14, 2013.
2. Web site: Margaret Rose Henry's Biography . . November 14, 2013.
3. News: Delaware state Sen. Margaret Rose Henry announces retirement : Politics & Policy : WHYY. WHYY. 2018-01-29. en-US.
4. Web site: Sam Guy announces Sen. Margaret Rose Henry to retire, will seek her office. Scott. Goss. Christina. Jedra. The News Journal. September 28, 2017.
5. Web site: Delaware Senate Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry receives Lifetime Achievement Award from New Castle County Chamber. Shelby. Vaccaro. WDEL 1150 AM. March 12, 2018.
6. Web site: Assault style weapons ban unable to get out of committee . 6 June 2018 . 34.
7. Web site: State of Delaware Official Results 1994 . November 8, 1994 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . 20 . November 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512033935/http://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1994.pdf . May 12, 2013 .
8. Web site: State of Delaware Official Results 1994 . November 8, 1994 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . 2 . November 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512033935/http://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionresults/pdfs/1994.pdf . May 12, 2013 .
9. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 3, 1998 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . November 14, 2013.
10. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 5, 2002 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . November 14, 2013.
11. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2004 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . November 13, 2013.
12. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 4, 2008 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . November 14, 2013.
13. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2012 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . November 14, 2013.
14. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2014 . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . Dover, Delaware . January 5, 2019.