Lisa Blunt Rochester

Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester (née Blunt; February 10, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. 2Early life and education Blunt Rochester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1962. Her family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1969. Her father, Ted Blunt, served on the Wilmington City Council, including as council president. Her mother, Alice LaTrelle, worked in retail.Blunt Rochester attended Padua Academy and began college at Villanova University. She could not afford the tuition, and transferred to the University of Delaware in her sophomore year. She left college to live in Europe, and later received her bachelor's degree in international relations from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her master's degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware. 2Early political career Blunt Rochester worked for Tom Carper as an intern in 1989, when he served as Delaware's member of the United States House of Representatives. After the internship, she continued to work for Carper as a constituent relations caseworker, and worked on his transition team when he was elected Governor of Delawar