Kevin Hensley

Republican Party

Delaware House of Representatives District 9

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

11

Compensation

Base salary

$51,692/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Kevin Hensley (Republican Party) is a member of theDelaware House of Representatives, representingDistrict 9. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Hensley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theDelaware House of Representatives to representDistrict 9. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Kevin S. Hensley earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Delaware in 1988. Hensley’s career experience includes working as a real estate broker and small business owner. His volunteer experience includes serving with the Junior Achievement and District Mentoring Program, which describes itself as, “the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices.”^[1] Hensley was elected to serve as the Representative for Delaware House District 9.^[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

• Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
• House Education Committee
• Health & Human Development Committee
• House Housing Committee
• House Veterans Affairs Committee

2023-2024

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
• House Education Committee
• Health & Human Development Committee
• Housing & Community Affairs Committee
• House Veterans Affairs Committee
• Joint Finance Committee

2021-2022

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

• House Veterans Affairs Committee
• Joint Finance Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
• House Education Committee
• Health & Human Development Committee
• Housing & Community Affairs Committee

2019-2020

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Finance Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
• Housing & Community Affairs Committee
• House Education Committee
• House Veterans Affairs Committee
• Health & Social Services Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hensley served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

IncumbentKevin Hensley defeatedTerrell Williams in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hensley (R)	52.8	8,762
		Terrell Williams (D)	47.2	7,844

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,606
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Terrell Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

IncumbentKevin Hensley defeatedTerrell Williams in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hensley (R)	55.9	5,719
		Terrell Williams (D)	44.1	4,510

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,229
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Terrell Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

2020

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

IncumbentKevin Hensley defeatedDebbie Harrington in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hensley (R)	54.8	9,812
		Debbie Harrington (D)	45.2	8,094

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,906
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Debbie Harrington advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKevin Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9.

2018

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

IncumbentKevin Hensley defeatedMonique Johns in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hensley (R)	58.7	6,961
	Submit photo	Monique Johns (D)	41.3	4,899

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,860 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

Monique Johns defeatedDebbie Harrington andJim Ryan in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Monique Johns	50.1	1,204
		Debbie Harrington	31.4	754
	Submit photo	Jim Ryan	18.5	443

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,401
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9

IncumbentKevin Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 9 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kevin Hensley

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2016

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theDelaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.

IncumbentKevin S. Hensley defeatedMonique Johns in the Delaware House of Representatives District 9 general election.^[3][4]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin S. HensleyIncumbent	60.36%	7,812
	Democratic	Monique Johns	39.64%	5,130
Total Votes				12,942
Source:Delaware Department of Elections

Monique Johns defeatedRichard Griffiths in the Delaware House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.^[5][6][3]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Monique Johns	60.91%	879
	Democratic	Richard Griffiths	39.09%	564
Total Votes				1,443

IncumbentKevin S. Hensley ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.^[5][6][3]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kevin S. HensleyIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theDelaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014.Jason J. Hortiz was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileKevin S. Hensley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hensley defeated Hortiz andDouglas A. Campbell, Jr. (I) in the general election.^[7][8][9]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin S. Hensley	51.5%	3,290
	Democratic	Jason J. Hortiz	46.2%	2,950
	Independent	Douglas A. Campbell, Jr.	2.4%	152
Total Votes				6,392

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kevin Hensley did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kevin Hensley did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Hensley's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[10]

The Economy and Jobs

• Excerpt: "Kevin believes in lessening regulation to spur growth, development and jobs creation. He will propose legislation and support policies that foster growth in small business activity and hiring. When small businesses thrive, local communities thrive."

Education

• Excerpt: "Kevin will bring much needed leadership to the Delaware House of Representatives to tackle the challenges our schools and children face in achieving quality education. He will bring a hands-on approach – he will ask to be Principal for a Day in order to interact with students and teachers in finding solutions for our education system."

Open Government

• Excerpt: "When it comes to government, Kevin promises to make it more open and transparent. He will propose openly posting Joint Finance and Bond Bill meeting dates and introducing legislation to provide streaming coverage of House proceedings. He will invite student government leaders to spend a day with him in the legislature. And he will hold town hall meetings on major policy issues as well as discussing real life issues such as caring for aging parents and preventing crime."

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2018

2017

2016

2015

Noteworthy events

2025 Drunken driving charges

On January 6, 2025, Hensley was charged with second-degree vehicular assault and driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. These charges stemmed from a collision in November, 2024, between Hensley’s vehicle and another driver. Neither driver was left with life-threatening injuries. Hensley was arrested without incident following the collision. Hensley was also charged with failure to yield to oncoming traffic and failure to possess proof of insurance.^[11]

On April 16, Hensley pleaded guilty. In addition to losing his driver's license for a year, Hensley was ordered to pay a $500 fine, as well as serve probation while undergoing DUI instruction. Speaking on the incident, Hensley said, "It served as a wake-up call to me and, as a result, I have chosen to make significant changes in my personal life, including entering a recovery program."^[12]

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