Madinah Wilson-Anton

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Madinah Wilson-Anton
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Delaware House of Representatives District 26
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$50,678/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Delaware, 2016

Personal
Birthplace
Newark, Del.
Religion
Islam
Profession
Policy analyst
Contact

Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 26. She assumed office on November 4, 2020. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Wilson-Anton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 26. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Madinah Wilson-Anton was born in Newark, Delaware. She earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Asian studies from the University of Delaware in 2016. Wilson-Anton’s career experience includes working as a policy analyst at the Biden Institute, staff manager for the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, legislative aide and fellow at the Delaware House of Representatives, and legislative fellow at the Delaware Senate.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Wilson-Anton was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Wilson-Anton was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Madinah Wilson-Anton won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
 
100.0
 
7,123

Total votes: 7,123
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Madinah Wilson-Anton advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wilson-Anton in this election.

2022

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Madinah Wilson-Anton defeated Timothy Conrad in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
 
70.5
 
3,610
Image of Timothy Conrad
Timothy Conrad (R)
 
29.5
 
1,512

Total votes: 5,122
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Madinah Wilson-Anton defeated Kelly Williams Maresca in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
 
67.7
 
1,059
Image of Kelly Williams Maresca
Kelly Williams Maresca Candidate Connection
 
32.3
 
506

Total votes: 1,565
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Timothy Conrad advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26.

2020

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26

Madinah Wilson-Anton defeated Timothy Conrad in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton (D) Candidate Connection
 
71.6
 
6,933
Image of Timothy Conrad
Timothy Conrad (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.4
 
2,754

Total votes: 9,687
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26

Madinah Wilson-Anton defeated incumbent John Viola and Gabriel Adelagunja in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26 on September 15, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton Candidate Connection
 
42.7
 
1,276
Image of John Viola
John Viola
 
41.2
 
1,233
Gabriel Adelagunja
 
16.1
 
481

Total votes: 2,990
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Timothy Conrad advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 26.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Madinah Wilson-Anton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Candidate Connection

Madinah Wilson-Anton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson-Anton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I've spent my entire life in the south Newark, and I've grown up loving the richness and diversity of my community. However, I've also seen the struggles that people have to deal with. In middle school, I went to public school but in high school I ended up going to a charter school because my parents were worried about the quality of our local school. When in college, I started working in the state legislature as a fellow and eventually a full-time staffer and saw up close how our legislators were not willing or able to fix the fundamental problems of our community, whether they be education, health care, or criminal justice reform. From my years as a legislative aide and then a policy analyst at the Biden Institute, but also my years as an organizer and community activist, I believe that I have the perspective and the experience that our community needs.
  • I believe that we should be funding our schools fairly, so that every child can go to their local neighborhood school and still get a quality education.
  • I believe that health care is a human right, and we should ensure that everyone in Delaware gets the care they need.
  • I know that Black Lives Matter, and believe that we should change our criminal justice system to reflect that fact.
I am passionate about any policy that concerns economic and social justice. That includes the education, health care, and criminal justice reform, but also housing, workers rights, corporate accountability, and voting rights.
I believe that it can be useful to understand the governing process, but it's more important to be connected with the people that you are representing.
I would support Delaware creating an independent redistricting commission. I believe that our district borders should be based on compactness and fairness, not what is convenient to our political leadership. I've seen too many examples where districts were drawn poorly to punish incumbents, discourage challengers, or gain advantage.

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Campaign finance summary


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Madinah Wilson-Anton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Delaware House of Representatives District 26Won general$66,803 $65,923
2022Delaware House of Representatives District 26Won general$82,765 $92,909
2020Delaware House of Representatives District 26Won general$93,676 N/A**
Grand total$243,244 $158,832
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 5, 2020
  2. Madinah Wilson-Anton for State Representative, "About Madinah," accessed December 30, 2020

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Preceded by
John Viola (D)
Delaware House of Representatives District 26
2020-Present
Succeeded by
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