April McClain Delaney
April McClain Delaney, a Democrat who has represented Maryland's 6th congressional district since 2025 and earlier served as deputy administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, faces Republican Robin Ficker in her 2026 re-election race.
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6th District in Congress, April McClain Delaney
The article discusses April McClain Delaney in the context of Maryland's 6th Congressional District.
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Lawmakers Urge FAA to Pause AI Air Traffic Tool Around…
A group of U.S. House lawmakers led by Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) is urging the FAA to pause the rollout of SMART, an AI-supported air traffic tool in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Lawmakers Urge FAA to Pause AI Tool Used at D.C.-Area Airports - The Washington Journal
Lawmakers, including Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06), joined Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen in urging the FAA to pause use of an AI tool at D.C.-area airports.
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- Born
- May 28, 1964
- Birthplace
- Buhl, Idaho
- Education
- Buhl High School (1982)
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science in communications, 1986)
Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1989)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
April McClain Delaney was born in Buhl, Idaho, on May 28, 1964, to Thomas McClain, a potato farmer, and Laurel McClain. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1982 and attended Northwestern University on a scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Science in communications in 1986.
She received a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. She is married to John Delaney, who represented Maryland's 6th district in Congress from 2013 to 2019, and the couple founded the Delaney Post-Graduate Residency Program to help graduate students enter private practice.
Career
April McClain Delaney practiced as a media lawyer for much of her career, and in 2006 she founded the Washington, D.C. division of Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on the effects of online and televised media on children, serving as its director.
President Joe Biden appointed her in January 2022 to the Department of Commerce as deputy administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a post she held until her resignation in September 2023.
McClain Delaney then ran for the 6th district seat being vacated by David Trone, who was running for the U.S. Senate. She won the May 14, 2024, Democratic primary with 40.4% of the vote, ahead of Joe Vogel at 26.3%, and defeated Republican former state delegate Neil Parrott in the general election. She was sworn in on January 3, 2025, and in the 119th Congress she serves on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2026 race
April McClain Delaney announced on October 30, 2025, that she would seek a second term in Maryland's 6th congressional district, which covers Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick counties and extends into Montgomery County suburbs including Germantown and Gaithersburg.
She was elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2024. In the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, she defeated her predecessor, former U.S. representative David Trone, 44.0% to 37.0%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Republican Robin Ficker, a former state delegate from district 15B, sports heckler, and perennial candidate.