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Mara Gorman is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing district 23, which includes parts of Newark, Pike Creek, and North Star.

Biography

Gorman was born in Maine and raised in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont. She moved to Delaware in 1997 with her husband Matt and worked as a freelance writer and travel blogger on her website "The Mother of All Trips" while raising her children. She became involved in local politics in 2015 as a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and other mass shootings, spending several years as a leader of the Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America until leaving the role in 2023. She then worked as the public affairs manager for Planned Parenthood of Delaware.

In June 2024, she announced she was running to succeed retiring state representative Paul Baumbach. Her campaign issues included gun safety legislation and access to reproductive health care. She won the election unopposed.

References

1. ^ Shannon, Josh (June 18, 2024). "Democrat Mara Gorman announces campaign for Newark's 23rd District State House seat". Newark Post.
2. Obenreder, Gail. "Mara Gorman". Delaware Division of the Arts - State of Delaware. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
3. Freeze, Meghan (September 3, 2024). "Upcoming representative Mara Gorman: A new leader on the horizon | The Review". The Review.
4. ^ "About Mara Gorman". Mara for Delaware. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
5. Shannon, Josh (November 6, 2024). "Gorman will succeed Baumbach after running unopposed". Newark Post.

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign website
• Profile at Vote Smart

• Living people
• Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives
• Women state legislators in Delaware
• 21st-century American women politicians
• 21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly