{{Short description|American politician (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Anthony Delcollo |state_senate = Delaware |district = 7th |term_start = November 9, 2016 |term_end = January 12, 2021 |predecessor = Patricia Blevins |successor = Spiros Mantzavinos |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}} |birth_place = Marshallton, Delaware, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = |alma_mater = La Salle University (BA)<br>Seton Hall (JD) }}
'''Anthony Delcollo''' (born 1985) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Delaware Senate representing District 7.
==Early life and education== Delcollo was born in Marshallton Heights in 1985 to Daniel and Barbara Delcollo. He attended high school at Salesianum School and is an Eagle Scout. Delcollo then attended La Salle University and then earned his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delcollofordelaware.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Delcollo For Delaware|access-date=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
==Political career== Delcollo was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2016 after defeating incumbent Democrat Patricia Blevins by 282 votes (50.55% to 49.45%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223223533/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2016|title=State of Delaware General Election Official Results|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Delaware Commissioner of Elections|location=Dover, Delaware|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/12/us/delaware-child-marriage-ban/index.html|title=Delaware becomes first US state to fully ban child marriage|publisher=CNN|last=Feleke|first=Bethlehem|date=May 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/delaware-first-state-ban-child-marriage-new-jersey-next|title=Delaware Became the First State to Ban Child Marriage and New Jersey Could Be Next|work=Teen Vogue|first=Ashley|last=Belanger|date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> While the bill unanimously passed the Delaware Senate, Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives opposed the bill, stating that it was overly broad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/27/bill-outlaw-underage-marriage-divides-delaware-legislature/550569002/|title=Bill to outlaw underage marriage divides Delaware Legislature|work=The News Journal|date=April 27, 2018|first=Scott|last=Goss}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=26363|title=Bill Details - H.B. 337|publisher=Delaware General Assembly|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Delcollo Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly *[https://ballotpedia.org/Anthony_Delcollo Anthony Delcollo] at Ballotpedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delcollo, Anthony}} Category:1985 births Category:Republican Party Delaware state senators Category:Living people Category:La Salle University alumni Category:Seton Hall University School of Law alumni Category:People from New Castle County, Delaware Category:Salesianum School alumni Category:21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly
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