Margaret Rose Henry | |
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Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate | |
In office January 10, 2017 –January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David McBride |
Succeeded by | Nicole Poore |
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office January 12,1994 –January 8,2019 | |
Preceded by | Herman Holloway |
Succeeded by | Darius J. Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Rayne,Louisiana,U.S. | June 20,1944
Political party | Republican (Before 1998) Democratic (1998–present) |
Education | Texas Southern University (BA) Springfield College (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Margaret Rose Henry (born June 20,1944) is an American politician. [1] She was a member of the Delaware Senate from 1994 to 2018. [2] In September 2017,Henry announced she would not seek reelection to her District 2 seat. [3] Senator Henry earned her BA from Texas Southern University and her MA from Springfield College.
Henry was the first African-American woman elected to the Delaware Senate. During her time in office,she worked to reform the juvenile justice system and helped create a needle-exchange program. [4] In March 2018,she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce. [5]
Rose-Henry supports gun control and supported a bill to ban assault weapons in 2018. [6]