Delaware Senate · District 19
Brian Pettyjohn's Delaware Senate voting record
Brian Pettyjohn (Republican) is a member of the Delaware Senate for District 19. This page covers the 776 floor roll calls held while Brian Pettyjohn was in office, from Dec. 16, 2024 to July 1, 2026. Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore on 12% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 97% of party-line votes. 85th percentile in the Delaware Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 4% of roll calls. Brian Pettyjohn sponsored 13 statewide bills this term; 11 passed. Below are the contested votes where Brian Pettyjohn split from the Senate President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Brian Pettyjohn sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Brian Pettyjohn's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Brian Pettyjohn is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Delaware Senate District 19)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Pettyjohn.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Pettyjohn.
Bills
The bills Brian Pettyjohn sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 13 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 |
| Became law | 11 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 13 of 21 in the Senate · 1 of 6 Republicans
A bill's sponsor is the member legis.delaware.gov lists as its primary sponsor; additional sponsors and co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 349 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Name the Millsboro Bypass the "Senator Richard S. Cordrey Bypass." |
Became law | Sept. 16, 2026 |
| SB 332 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 21 of the Delaware Code Relating to Special Vanity License Plates |
Became law | Sept. 16, 2026 |
| SS 1 for SB 234 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 20 of the Delaware Code Relating to First Responders |
Became law | July 23, 2026 |
| SS 1 for SB 208 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code Relating to Psychology Professionals |
Became law | June 24, 2026 |
| SJR 13 (153rd General Assembly) Directing the Delaware Judiciary to Establish a Pilot Court Date Reminder Program and to Study and Report on the Feasibility of Expanding the Program Statewide |
Became law | June 10, 2026 |
| SS 1 for SB 142 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 11 and Title 14 of the Delaware Code Relating to Sexual Extortion |
Became law | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| SB 143 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 12 of the Delaware Code Relating to Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets and Digital Accounts |
Became law | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| SB 118 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Chapter 472, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware Relating to Civil Actions for Tortious Injuries, Including Death, to Lawfully Owned Pets |
Became law | Aug. 20, 2025 |
| SB 204 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 22 of the Delaware Code Relating to Municipal Tax Rates Based on Property Classification |
Became law | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| SB 49 (153rd General Assembly) An Act to Amend Title 20 and Title 21 of the Delaware Code Relating to Driving Restrictions During a State of Emergency |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| SS 1 for SB 119 (153rd General Assembly) An Act Directing the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to Issue a Birth Certificate with the Name of the Father of Levi Ryan Murray |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
Budget projects
Delaware's budget and grant-in-aid bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Delaware legislators.
Contested votes where they split
88 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 3 against most of their party.
Recent key votes
Brian Pettyjohn's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.
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July 1, 2026
SenateHB 500: FY 2027 Bond and Capital Improvements ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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July 1, 2026
SenateHS 1 for HB 427: An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Offenses Involving Deadly Weapons and Dangerous InstrumentsWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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July 1, 2026
SenateSS 1 for SB 116: An Act to Amend Title 25 of the Delaware Code Relating to Right of RedemptionWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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July 1, 2026
SenateHB 59: An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Release and Publication of the Name and Photograph of Individuals Charged with Crimes or DelinquencyWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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July 1, 2026
SenateHB 373: An Act to Amend Title 4 and Title 16 of the Delaware Code Relating to Alcohol and MarijuanaWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Every roll call
How Brian Pettyjohn voted on each of the 776 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- legis.delaware.gov
- brian.pettyjohn@delaware.gov
- Capitol office
- P.O. Box 1401 411 Legislative Ave., Dover, DE 19901
302-744-4117
Committees
- Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology
- Corrections and Public Safety
- Environment, Energy and Transportation
- Executive
- Judiciary
- Legislative Council
- Legislative Oversight and Sunset
- Legislative Oversight and Sunset
- Rules and Ethics
- Special Property Reassessment
- Veterans Affairs
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Delaware General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.
Source: the Delaware General Assembly's roll-call records and Journals, Dec. 16, 2024 to July 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections