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U.S. Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Philly native, is poised to be Delaware’s first Black female senator

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U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is poised to be Delaware ’s first female and first Black female senator.

She was born in Philadelphia , where her father worked in youth gang intervention.

She got her start in politics as an intern for Sen. Tom Carper ( D. , Del. ) when he was a congressman in 1989 .

Lisa Blunt Rochester is a longtime supporter of President Joe Biden .

She's also a strong advocate of women's issues like maternal health and menopause.

Her family has been connected to Biden 's for decades , and she's a strong supporter of the president.

She says she's proud of her efforts to improve Delaware 's water infrastructure.

Raye Jones Avery , a retired nonprofit executive and longtime activist in the Wilmington area, worked with Blunt Rochester’s father.

“She has the faith to step out in the middle of a storm and to be of service to others, not to wallow in her own grief,” she said.

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