Sean M. Lynn
Sean Lynn (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 31. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Lynn (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sean Lynn was born in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Dover High School. He earned a bachelor's of Fine Arts from Marymount Manhattan College in 1997 and a law degree from Pace Law School in 2004. Lynn's career experience includes working as an Attorney/Managing Partner at The Law Offices of Sean M. Lynn, P.A. He has volunteer experience managing the Patrick H. Lynn Scholarship Fund, "a charitable trust established to benefit college bound local students with financial assistance."[1] Lynn was elected to serve as the Representative for Delaware House District 31.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Lynn was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Lynn was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Lynn was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Education Committee
- Health & Human Development Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee
2019-2020
Lynn was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Energy, Vice chair |
| • Health & Human Development |
| • Judiciary |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lynn served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Energy, Vice chair |
| • Health & Human Development |
| • Judiciary |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology |
| • Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sean Lynn won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Lynn (D) | 100.0 | 7,109 | |
| Total votes: 7,109 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Lynn advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31.
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sean Lynn defeated Jason Stewart in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Lynn (D) | 65.5 | 3,689 | |
| Jason Stewart (R) | 34.5 | 1,942 | ||
| Total votes: 5,631 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Lynn advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31.
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Harpster (R)
2020
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sean Lynn defeated Richard Harpster in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Lynn (D) | 69.2 | 6,889 | |
| Richard Harpster (R) | 30.8 | 3,065 | ||
| Total votes: 9,954 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Lynn advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Harpster advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sean Lynn defeated David Anderson in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Lynn (D) | 65.5 | 4,675 | |
| David Anderson (R) | 34.5 | 2,464 | ||
| Total votes: 7,139 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Sean Lynn defeated Ralph Taylor in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Lynn | 62.3 | 1,225 | |
| Ralph Taylor | 37.7 | 740 | ||
| Total votes: 1,965 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31
David Anderson defeated M. Jean Dowding in the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 31 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Anderson | 72.2 | 611 | |
| M. Jean Dowding | 27.8 | 235 | ||
| Total votes: 846 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Sean M. Lynn defeated M. Jean Dowding in the Delaware House of Representatives District 31 general election.[2][3]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sean M. Lynn Incumbent |
66.56% | 5,765 | |
| Republican | M. Jean Dowding | 33.44% | 2,897 | |
| Total Votes | 8,662 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Sean M. Lynn ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sean M. Lynn Incumbent (unopposed) | |
M. Jean Dowding ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | M. Jean Dowding (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Sean M. Lynn defeated Ralph Leroy Taylor, Jr. in the Democratic primary, while Samuel G. Chick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lynn defeated Chick in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean M. Lynn |
53.3% | 2,609 | |
| Republican | Samuel G. Chick | 46.7% | 2,286 | |
| Total Votes | 4,895 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sean M. Lynn |
60.7% | 482 |
| Ralph Leroy Taylor, Jr. | 39.3% | 312 |
| Total Votes | 794 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sean Lynn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sean Lynn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
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In 2024, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 9 to June 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 30. |
2022
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In 2022, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30. |
2019
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In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Delaware House of Representatives District 31 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware General Assembly, "Representative Sean M. Lynn," accessed November 30, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election results," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
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Delaware House of Representatives District 31 2014-Present |
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