Michael Katz
Michael KatzCandidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware (2026)
Michael Katz is a pediatric critical care anesthesiologist and business owner who served one term in the Delaware State Senate as a Democrat and ran for U.S. Senate as an independent in 2024. He is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Delaware in 2026 after winning the September 15, 2026 primary, and faces incumbent Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on November 3.
Biography
Michael Katz is a physician and pediatric critical care anesthesiologist. His campaign says he earned a medical degree and an MBA in international business from Georgetown University and moved to Delaware in 1996 after being recruited from Boston Children's Hospital to the A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, where he worked for more than two decades. He also owns a commercial real estate company. He was elected to the Delaware State Senate as a Democrat from the 4th District in 2008 and lost the seat to Republican Greg Lavelle in 2012; his campaign gives his service as 2009 to 2013. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 as the Independent Party of Delaware candidate and finished third behind Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester and Republican Eric Hansen. He registered his 2026 candidacy as a Republican, was endorsed by the Delaware Republican Party, and won the September 15, 2026 Republican primary over retired Army Col. John Shulli. He faces incumbent Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on November 3.
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