Rep. Dave Redlawsk is the James R. Soles Professor at the University of Delaware, where he served as Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations from 2016-2026 and taught State & Local Government. For decades he has encouraged his students to become engaged in their local communities. He is a prolific scholar, having published nine books on American government, and his research has made him one of the world’s leading experts on political psychology and the health of democratic institutions.
But Dave hasn’t just studied elections, he’s won them. At 37, he beat a Republican electoral machine in New Jersey when he was the first Democrat elected and re-elected to Hillsborough Township Committee in well over a decade. In 2006, he served as Treasurer for a US House of Representatives campaign that defeated a 30-year Republican incumbent who had been labeled “unbeatable”. Along with his wife and partner, Aletia Morgan, Dave has been a committed civic leader in Newark over the past decade, serving as:
- Member of the Newark Board of Elections
- Vice Chair of Rank the Vote Delaware
- Treasurer for the Friends of the University of Delaware Library
- Member of Delaware Civic Engagement Coalition
- Advisor, Mikva Challenge Delaware
The whole of his life’s work led Dave to this point. As he represents the 23rd RD in the General Assembly, he understands that he is here to listen, to learn, to hear different perspectives, build bridges, and fight for a progressive, affordable, inclusive Delaware for all.
Legislative Service:
House, 2026-PRESENT