Laura V. Sturgeon

Sen. Laura Viviana Sturgeon represents the Fourth Senate District in Northern New Castle County, Delaware.

The daughter of Argentine immigrants, Sturgeon has lived or worked in Delaware since she was just over a year old. A proud graduate of Brandywine High School, she later earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in English literature, both from the University of Delaware.

Sturgeon worked as a public school teacher for 25 years, before retiring from her job teaching Spanish at Concord High School in late 2019. Before her time at Concord, she taught English at Delcastle Technical High School and Hodgson Vocational Technical High School for 17 years.

Prior to running for public office, Laura served in an appointed position on her local teacher union’s executive committee and later won a seat on the board of the Delaware State Education Association, the largest union in the state. She was also active in various community groups and nonprofit organizations. Those experiences, combined with her passion for women’s rights and her desire to help mold public education policy, inspired her to run for a seat in the Delaware General Assembly in 2018.

Sen. Sturgeon currently serves as chair of the Senate Education Committee and is a member of the Banking, Business & Insurance, Environment & Energy and Joint Finance committees.

She lives in Brandywine Hundred with her husband Bill, her standard poodle, and her rescued cat.