# Anthony Delcollo

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{{Short description|American politician (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Anthony Delcollo
|state_senate  = Delaware
|district      = [7th](/source/Delaware's_7th_Senate_district)
|term_start    = November 9, 2016
|term_end      = January 12, 2021 
|predecessor   = [Patricia Blevins](/source/Patricia_Blevins)
|successor     = [Spiros Mantzavinos](/source/Spiros_Mantzavinos) 
|birth_date    = {{birth year and age|1985}}
|birth_place   = [Marshallton](/source/Marshallton%2C_Delaware), [Delaware](/source/Delaware), U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
|spouse        = 
|alma_mater    = [La Salle University](/source/La_Salle_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br>[Seton Hall](/source/Seton_Hall_University_School_of_Law) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
}}

'''Anthony Delcollo''' (born 1985) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the [Delaware Senate](/source/Delaware_Senate) representing [District 7](/source/Delaware's_7th_Senate_district).

==Early life and education==
Delcollo was born in Marshallton Heights in 1985 to Daniel and Barbara Delcollo. He attended high school at [Salesianum School](/source/Salesianum_School) and is an [Eagle Scout](/source/Eagle_Scout_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)). Delcollo then attended [La Salle University](/source/La_Salle_University) and then earned his Juris Doctor from [Seton Hall University School of Law](/source/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](/source/Delaware_Senate) in 2016 after defeating incumbent [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [Patricia Blevins](/source/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](/source/Kimberly_Williams_(politician)) 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>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Delcollo Official page] at the [Delaware General Assembly](/source/Delaware_General_Assembly)
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Anthony_Delcollo Anthony Delcollo] at [Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)

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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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