Nicole Poore | |
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Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate | |
In office January 8, 2019 –November 4, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Rose Henry |
Succeeded by | Bryan Townsend |
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 12th district | |
Assumed office January 8,2013 | |
Preceded by | Dorinda Connor |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Wilmington University |
Website | Official website |
Nicole Poore is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate representing District 12. [1] [2] Poore was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2019 after previously serving as Senate Majority Whip. [3]
Poore has degrees in criminal justice from Delaware Technical Community College and Wilmington University. She has a master’s degree in organizational leadership. [4]
Poore is chair of the Joint Capital Improvement Committee and vice chair of the Senate Health &Social Services Committee and Senate Labor Committee. She serves on the Human Trafficking Interagency Coordinating Council,the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council,the Utilities Coordination Council,and the Riverfront Development Corporation. [5]
In 2022,Poore introduced a series of bills to prevent sexual abuse and misconduct in public schools. [7] [8] She also sponsored legislation to update Delaware's sexual extortion law. [9]
Poore is active in the peoples with disabilities community [10] and has supported numerous resolutions promoting awareness of physical and cognitive disabilities. [11]