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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) was honored by the Delaware Democratic Party with the Alexis I. DuPont Bayard Lifetime Achievement Award at the First State Democratic Dinner at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. The award recognizes outstanding service and impact on the Democratic party and Delaware. “I’ve long believed that leadership is the most important ingredient…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announced her 2024 campaign for Delaware’s United States Senate seat. This endorsement comes after Senator Carper announced that he is not running for re-election following the end of his term in 2024. “Lisa Blunt Rochester will make an excellent U.S. Senator…
Read MoreToday, along the banks of the Wilmington Riverfront, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) announced his intention not to run for re-election following the end of his term in 2024: “Some 59 years have passed since I first raised my right hand as a 17-year-old Navy ROTC midshipman and took an oath to defend our country…
Read MoreWilmington, DE – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) was named to the National Advisory Board for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. The National Advisory Board is a select group of national Democratic leaders who will serve as the primary surrogates for the Democratic National Committee and Biden-Harris campaign in 2023 and 2024. “I’m excited to…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his 2024 presidential campaign: “Today, I’m proud to endorse my friend Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, as he launches his re-election campaign. “President Biden ran for the presidency in 2020 because he believed that we were in…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign: “Last week, voters across the country – Democrats, Independents, and many Republicans – joined together to reject candidates who pledged their allegiance to Donald Trump and his dangerous Big Lie. Tonight, with the dust not yet settled from the…
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