April McClain Delaney

April McClain Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, watching her father and grandfather work the family's potato farm.¹ She met her husband, former Congressman John Delaney, at Georgetown Law, and they have four children.² Her education also includes a communications degree from Northwestern University.³

Her professional work began in communications law at Cohn & Marks, followed by legal and regulatory affairs for Orion Network Systems, a satellite company.³ She also founded US Air Tech before moving into nonprofit advocacy.³ She later founded Common Sense Media's Washington division, working on children's online safety and the effects of media on their wellbeing.³¹

In the Biden administration, McClain Delaney served as deputy administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from 2022 to 2023.³ Her responsibilities included broadband access, digital equity, communications network security and work on online harassment and abuse.² She entered the House in January 2025 and serves on Agriculture and Science, Space and Technology.⁴

Her stated priorities include lowering household costs, protecting health care, expanding access to education and using technology to support economic development.¹ She favors investments in small businesses, job training and broadband, alongside greater accountability for technology companies and protections for children online.¹² She faces Republican Robin Ficker.⁵