Mara Gorman

Gorman was born in Maine and raised in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont.^[2] She moved to Delaware in 1997 with her husband Matt and worked as a freelance writer and travel blogger on her website "The Mother of All Trips" while raising her children.^[1][3] She became involved in local politics in 2015 as a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and other mass shootings, spending several years as a leader of the Delaware chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America until leaving the role in 2023.^[1][4] She then worked as the public affairs manager for Planned Parenthood of Delaware.^[4]

In June 2024, she announced she was running to succeed retiring state representative Paul Baumbach.^[1] Her campaign issues included gun safety legislation and access to reproductive health care.^[1] She won the election unopposed.^[5]

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign website
• Profile at Vote Smart