Anthony Delcollo (born 1985) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Delaware Senate representing

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Early life and education

Delcollo was born in Marshallton Heights in 1985 to Daniel and Barbara Delcollo. He attended high school at

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and is an

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. Delcollo then attended

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and then earned his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Political career

Delcollo was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2016 after defeating incumbent

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by 282 votes (50.55% to 49.45%). Delcollo joined State Representative Kim Williams to sponsor and help pass House Bill No. 337, which made Delaware the first state to fully ban child marriage for any person under 18 years old. While the bill unanimously passed the Delaware Senate, Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives opposed the bill, stating that it was overly broad.

References

External links

Official page
at the Delaware General Assembly
Anthony Delcollo
at

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