BIOGUIDE M001238 · FEC H4DE00045
Sarah McBride
U.S. Representative (since 2025)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · Delaware At-Large
- Result
- Sarah McBride, projected winner
- Opponent
- Joseph Arminio (R)
- Research
- In depth
Party line16 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did7 statements · 16 votes
This bill is Trumpcare, and Trumpcare means 17 million more Americans uninsured and all the rest of us paying higher costs and driving further to get care.
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Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
This bill is Trumpcare, and Trumpcare means 17 million more Americans uninsured and all the rest of us paying higher costs and driving further to get care.
Condemned the 2025 budget reconciliation law's cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, saying it would strip health coverage from more than 54,000 Delawareans, and said she offered amendments and joined a discharge petition to block cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.[4]
I want to ask you about the decision to submit a budget request that zeroes out wind and solar technology research from the department's budget.
Pressed a Department of Energy official on the administration's budget request eliminating federal wind and solar technology research funding, citing DOE data that wind and solar are among the lowest-cost and fastest sources of new electricity generation.[8]
she is a cosponsor of the Child Care for Every Community Act, which would create a universal childcare program
Her office says she cosponsors the Child Care for Every Community Act, which would create a universal childcare program.[9]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress).
Documented position[10]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (119th Congress), which would prohibit interference under color of State law with interstate abortion services.
Documented position[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress).
Documented position[12]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 40 (119th Congress), which directs the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Documented position[13]
- YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[14]
- YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[15]
2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[17]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[18]
Biography
Sarah McBride is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large district, which she won in 2024, and won re-election on November 3, 2026, according to unofficial results. A Wilmington native, she worked in Democratic politics and LGBTQ advocacy, wrote a 2018 memoir and served in the Delaware State Senate from 2020 until joining Congress. In the House she serves on the Foreign Affairs and Science, Space, and Technology committees.[1][2][3]
McBride was born in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1990, and her official biography says she grew up in Wilmington and graduated from the Cab Calloway School of the Arts.[2][3] She earned a bachelor's degree from American University in 2013.[2][3]
McBride worked for former Gov. Jack Markell and the late Attorney General Beau Biden, and served as national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.[3][2] Ballotpedia also lists her as a national press secretary there and as having worked at the Center for American Progress and the White House during the Obama administration.[2] She led the effort to pass a non-discrimination law in Delaware before entering the legislature, and Markell awarded her the Order of the First State.[3] In 2018 she published a memoir, "Tomorrow Will Be Different," with a foreword by President Joe Biden, and she has taught public policy at the University of Delaware.[3]
McBride served as state senator for Delaware's First Senate District from 2020 to 2025, succeeding Harris McDowell.[3][2] Her office highlights the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which created paid family and medical leave, and the Protect Medicaid Act of 2024.[3][2] She was elected to the U.S. House in November 2024, defeating Republican John Whalen III, and CNN reported she became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.[2]
In the 119th Congress McBride's committee assignments are the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[2] She has served on the boards of the Delaware Art Museum, Delaware Colleges of Art and Design and Equality Delaware.[2] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 64.3% of the vote to Joseph Arminio's 35.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 16 votes.
All 16 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted yes | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted no | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted yes | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | Against partyvoted no | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted no | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | Against partyvoted yes | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted no | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted no | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted no | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted no | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted no | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted no | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServes on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee (Research and Technology Subcommittee) and the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 119th Congress.[19]
- bill2026-02-11 · Introduced the bipartisan Flexible Leave Act with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to update the Family and Medical Leave Act.[20]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says access to affordable, reliable childcare must be at the center of the economic agenda, and is co-leading the House Democratic Caregiving Working Group developing the caucus's caregiving legislative agenda.[9]
- Says her focus is holding Medicaid, food assistance, and rural hospital funding harmless from Republican budget cuts.[4]
- Says federal energy research and development funding, including for wind and solar technology, should be preserved to keep electricity costs down for Delaware families.[8]
Campaign money$5.1M raised · 90% from individuals · FEC through 2026-08-26
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $4.4M
- PACs & committees $468K
Largest committee contributions
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) PAC$10K
- Interdigital, Inc., PAC PAC$10K
- Zeneca Inc. Political Action Committee (AZPAC) PAC$10K
- American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K
- Blue Hen Federal PAC PAC$10K
- PAC to the Future PAC$10K
- Capital One Financial Corp. Assoc. Political Fund PAC$10K
- I Got Your Back PAC PAC$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) PAC$8,500
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/sarah-mcbride
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 10 of 468 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (6), Rights & public safety (4), Foreign affairs & defense (1)
Main Street Act
What it does: Main Street Capital Access Act or the Main Street Act This bill lessens and otherwise modifies banking regulations, including those regarding institution formation, supervision by federal financial regulators, and ban…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 56–154, Republicans 213–1
Jul 21, 2026Official record ↗
Defending American Property Abroad Act
What it does: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 This bill authorizes the President to prohibit the entry of a vessel into the United States if the vessel has transited any U.S. port, harbor, or marine terminal that has…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 41–164, Republicans 205–0
Mar 27, 2026Official record ↗
Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
What it does: Increasing Investor Opportunities Act This bill allows a closed-end fund—a portfolio of pooled assets with a limited number of shares traded on an exchange—to increase its investment in private investment funds.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 87–123, Republicans 214–0
Dec 11, 2025Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Delaware U.S. House at-large election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Sarah McBride · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.About — Congresswoman Sarah McBride · Office of Rep. Sarah McBride Official record
- 4.Rep. McBride on Passage of Republican Budget Bill: "This is Trumpcare—Plain and Simple" · Office of Rep. Sarah McBride · 2025-07-03 Candidate's own words
- 5.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 7.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 8.McBride Questions Under Secretary of Science on Trump's Disregard for Solar and Wind Technology · Office of Rep. Sarah McBride · 2025-12-10 Candidate's own words
- 9.PHOTO RELEASE: Rep. McBride, Lt. Governor Evans Gay Convene Delaware Childcare Roundtable on Access and Affordability · Office of Rep. Sarah McBride · 2026-08-27 Candidate's own words
- 10.H.R. 3115 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
- 11.H.R. 4099 - Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
- 12.H.R. 2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
- 13.H.Con.Res. 40 - Directing removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran under the War Powers Resolution (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
- 14.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 15.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 17.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 18.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 19.Sarah McBride · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 20.Rep. McBride, Rep. Luna Introduce Bipartisan Flexible Leave Act to Modernize Family and Medical Leave · Office of Rep. Sarah McBride · 2026-02-11 Candidate's own words