Nicole Poore
{{short description|American politician}}
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|name = Nicole Poore
|image = Ag Industry Dinner 2014 Nicole Poore (cropped).jpg
|caption = Poore in 2014
|office = Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate
|term_start = January 8, 2019
|term_end = November 4, 2020
|predecessor = Margaret Rose Henry
|successor = Bryan Townsend
|state_senate1 = Delaware
|district1 = 12th
|term_start1 = January 8, 2013
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|predecessor1 = Dorinda Connor
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|party = Democratic
|education = Wilmington University
|website = {{URL|nicolepoore.com|Official website}}
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Nicole Poore is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate representing District 12.{{cite web |url= https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Poore |title= Senator Nicole Poore |publisher= Delaware General Assembly |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= November 12, 2013}}{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142570 |title= Nicole Poore's Biography |publisher= Vote Smart |access-date= November 12, 2013}} Poore was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2019 after previously serving as Senate Majority Whip.{{Cite news|url=https://delawarestatenews.net/news/legislators-pick-new-caucus-leaders/|title=Legislators pick new caucus leaders - Delaware State News|date=2018-11-08|work=Delaware State News|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}
Poore is Catholic.{{cite news |last1=Barrish |first1=Cris |title=Delaware bill would force priests to ‘break seal of confession’ for child abuse |url=https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-bill-priests-required-report-child-abuse/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |work=WHYY |date=March 13, 2023}}
Electoral history
- In 2012, Poore challenged incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor and won the three-way general election with 12,875 votes (60.3%) against Connor and Libertarian candidate Brad Thomas.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2012 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= November 12, 2013}}
- In 2016, Poore was unopposed in the general election, winning 18,961 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 8, 2016 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= January 4, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Poore Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly
- [http://nicolepoore.com/ Campaign site]
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{{s-bef|before=Margaret Rose Henry}}
{{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate|years=2019–2020}}
{{s-aft|after=Bryan Townsend}}
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Democratic Party Delaware state senators
Category:Wilmington University alumni
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women state legislators in Delaware
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Catholic politicians from Delaware
Category:21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly
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