Bryan Townsend's Biography
- State Senate (DE) - District 11, Democratic Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
Carvel State Office Building, 11th Floor
820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Full Name:
Bryan Townsend
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lilianna; Child: Logan
Birth Date:
05/19/1981
Birth Place:
Newark, DE
Home City:
Newark, DE
Attended, Peking University
JD, Law, Yale Law School, 2006-2009
MPhil, Chinese Studies, University of Cambridge, 2004-2006
BA, Philosophy/Biology, University of Delaware, 1999-2004
BS, Economics, University of Delaware, 1999-2003
MA, Economics, University of Delaware, 1999-2003
Majority Leader, Delaware State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Delaware State Senate, District 11, 2012-present
Candidate, Delaware State Senate, District 11, 2022
Majority Whip, Delaware State Senate, 2019-2021
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Delaware, District At-Large, 2016
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Chair, Labor Committee
Member, Legislative Council
Member, Rules & Ethics Committee
Former Member, Adult & Juvenile Corrections Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Banking, Business & Insurance Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Capital Improvement Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Corrections & Public Safety Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Chair, Health & Social Services Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Chair, Health, Children & Social Services Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Joint Capital Improvement (Bond) Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Sunset Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate
Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Housing & Land Use Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Judiciary Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024
Chair, Labor Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Rules & Ethics Committee, Delaware State Senate, 2023-2024
Probationary Firefighter, Christiana Volunteer Fire Company, 2010-present
Associate, Morris James Limited Liability Partnership, 2010-present
Former Employee, MBNA, Ogletown
Associate, Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell Limited Liability Partnership, 2010-2011
Law Clerk, Chancellor William B. Chandler III Delaware Court of Chancery, 2009-2010
Summer Associate, Davis Polk and Wardwell Limited Liability Partnership, 2008
Research Associate, Yale Law School, China Law Center, 2002-2007
Research Assistant, Department of Clinical Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, 2004
Research Associate, Research Group, Christiana Care Health System, 2002-2004
Supporter/Volunteer, Special Olympics Delaware, present
Director, Board of Directors, Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club
Volunteer, Food Bank of Delaware
Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Delaware, 1998-2004
Member, Marching Band, Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens Blue-Gold All*Star Games, 1998-1999
Father's Occupation:
Retired Newark police officer
Mother's Occupation:
Long-serving public schoolteacher
Spouse's Occupation:
Attorney, former teacher