Bryan Townsend (American politician)

Bryan Jeffrey Schurgard Townsend (born May 19, 1981) is an American politician who represents District 11 in the Delaware Senate.[1] Townsend graduated from the University of Delaware in 2003.

For the Irish politician, see Bryan Townsend (Irish politician).
Bryan Townsend
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 11th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byAnthony DeLuca
Personal details
Born (1981-05-19) May 19, 1981
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
University of Cambridge
Yale Law School

As a political newcomer, Townsend defeated Anthony J. DeLuca—who was then President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate—in the 2012 Democratic primary by 57 percent to 42 percent.[2][3] Townsend went on to defeat Republican Evan Queitsch in the general election, winning 78 percent of the vote.[4][5]

Townsend was reelected in 2014. He defeated primary challenger David L. Tackett with 78 percent of the vote,[6] and was unopposed in the general election.[7]

In September 2015, in the wake of Representative John Carney's announcement that he would run for Governor of the state, Townsend announced his candidacy for Delaware's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.[8] On September 13, 2016, his candidacy ended when he placed second in a six-way Democratic primary, behind Lisa Blunt Rochester (25% to 44%).[9][10]

References
  1. "Official web site of First State Legislature". www.legis.delaware.gov. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  2. "Incumbents DeLuca and Booth fall in State Senate primary races, Bennett wins primary for husband's House seat | WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware's NPR News station". Wdde.org. 2012-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  3. "Primary Election Results". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  4. "2012 Election Results". Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  5. "Townsend elected to state Senate - The Review - The independent student newspaper of the University of Delaware since 1882". Udreview.com. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  6. "2014 Primary Election Results". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  8. "State Sen. Bryan Townsend announces congressional bid". Delaware News Journal. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  9. "2016 Primary Election Results". Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  10. "Blunt Rochester wins Democratic primary for Congress". Delaware News Journal. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-17.


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