Sen. Russell Huxtable represents the Sixth Senate District, which includes Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach.
A graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Delaware. Throughout high school and college, Huxtable volunteered with the Appalachia Service Project, a home repair service ministry that operates in the Central Appalachia region.
After college, Huxtable spent two decades with local nonprofits committed to helping Delaware families find affordable housing, including stints as a self-help housing specialist at NCALL Research, director of homeownership programs at Interfaith Housing Alliance and most recently as vice president of the Milford Housing Development Corp. As a nationally recognized leader in affordable housing, he also has served as a member of the Delaware Governor’s Council on Housing and as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council.
Sen. Huxtable was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2022, becoming the first Democrat to represent Sussex County in the General Assembly’s upper chamber since 2015.
He currently serves as chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, vice chair of the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee, vice chair of the Senate Housing & Land Use Committee, and vice chair of the Legislative Oversight & Sunset committee. He is also a member of the Senate Executive, Senate House and Social Services, and Senate Veterans Affairs committees.
Sen. Huxtable lives outside Lewes with his wife Courtney and their two children, both of whom attend school in the Cape Henlopen School District.
Family
Wife: Courtney; two children
Education
Mount Pleasant High School, Class of 1991 Bachelor’s degree, Political Science and Government, University of Delaware, 1995
Occupation
State Senator
Legislative Service:
Senate, 2022 to present
Committees:
- Agriculture, Chair
- Environment, Energy & Transportation, Vice Chair
- Housing & Land Use, Vice Chair
- Legislative Oversight & Sunset, Vice Chair
- Executive, Member
- Health & Social Services, Member
- Veterans Affairs, Member
Legislative Highlights
Senate Bill 87
Sen. Huxtable has been a long-time advocate for affordable housing – introducing multiple pieces of legislation aimed at combating the housing crisis. In 2023, during the 152nd General Assembly, Sen. Huxtable introduced Senate Bill 87. This legislation exempted affordable housing […]
Senate Bill 6
In the 1680s, an area of land in Lewes (now known as Cape Henlopen State Park) was set aside to benefit the people of Lewes and Sussex County. After disputes in the 1970s over the state’s plan for land use, […]
Senate Bill 150
The 2024 Affordable Housing Production Task Force yielded many legislative solutions to increase the stock of affordable housing in Delaware. Sen. Russell Huxtable and Rep. Kendra Johnson, co-chairs of the task force, introduced and passed Senate Bill 150, which creates […]
Senate Bill 83
As a member of the Health and Social Services Committee, Sen. Huxtable introduced legislation to expand protections for individuals living in long-term care facilities. Senate Bill 83 updates Delaware’s Long-Term Care Residents’ Bill of Rights by protecting residents from discrimination, […]
