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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Delaware.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor:
- until 7 January: John Carney (D)
- 7 January-21 January: Bethany Hall-Long (D)
- starting 21 January: Matt Meyer (D)
Events
[edit]- January 3 – Sarah McBride takes office as U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large district, making her the first transgender member of congress.[1]
- February 15 –
- August 1 – Recreational cannabis sales begin in Delaware.[4]
- September 18 – Delaware joins nine other states in the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a collaborative health agency among Northeastern states.[5]
- December 23 – A gunman kills a Delaware State Trooper at a DMV office south of Wilmington. A responding police officer fatally shoots the gunman.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Yurcaba, Jo (January 3, 2025). "These three LGBTQ women just made congressional 'herstory'". NBC News. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ↑ Montes, Olivia. "Who's on the ticket for Delaware's special elections? Meet the candidates". The News Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Special Election - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ↑ "'Major step forward': Adults in Delaware can now buy recreational marijuana". NBC Philadelphia. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ Skipworth, William (September 18, 2025). "Health officials from 10 Northeast states officially band together. New Hampshire remains out". New Hampshire Bulletin. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ↑ Madani, Doha (December 24, 2025). "Delaware state trooper killed in a shooting at a DMV hailed as a hero". NBC News. Retrieved December 24, 2025.