April McClain Delaney
DemocratU.S. Representative, MD-6| Age | 62 (b. 1964-05-28) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (member of Little Flower Catholic Church, Bethesda, Maryland) |
| Education | B.A./B.S. in Communications, Northwestern University (1986); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1989); graduated Buhl High School, Idaho (1982) |
| Prior occupation | Media/communications attorney; founder and Washington, D.C. director of Common Sense Media; Deputy Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce (2022-2023); earlier attorney at Cohn & Marks (1989-93) and Orion Network Systems (1993-98); founder of US Air Tech (1998-2000) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Buhl, Idaho |
| Marital status | Married — John Delaney |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Potomac, Maryland |
| Notable relatives | Husband John Delaney, former U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th district (2013-2019) and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; founder of Forbright Bank |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2024 |
| Previous offices | Deputy Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce (2022-2023) |
| Committees | Committee on Agriculture (Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology; Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development) · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Subcommittee on Research and Technology) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues · Congressional Equality Caucus · Labor Caucus · New Democrat Coalition |
| Ideology | Centrist/New Democrat. BridgeGrades bipartisanship score 88.8 (Grade A), well above House average of 44.8. Described as a centrist Democrat; voted with Trump's stated position about 21.4% of the time in 2025 (VoteHub). |
| Signature legislation | American Farmers Act (2025) - redirecting $20 billion from Argentine peso stabilization funds to U.S. farmers · Prioritizing Rural Broadband Affordability Act (H.R. 8147) · Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act (H.R. 8144) · Expanding Access to Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act (H.R. 8145) · Rural Utilities Service Modernization Act (H.R. 8146) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $80,000,000–$270,000,000 (2024) · estimate
| Forbright, Inc. (Forbright Bank) stock - joint holding | stock · $25,000,000–$50,000,000 · 2025 |
| Three joint investments (disclosure) | other · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2025 |
| Residence in Potomac, Maryland | real_estate · 2024 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.