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Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., speaks about the PACT Act, which helps veterans get screened for exposure to toxins, at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Carper announced Monday, May 22, 2023, that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Tom Carper becomes latest Senate Democrat to not seek reelection

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the nomination of Daniel Werfel, to be the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carper announced Monday, May 22, that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won’t seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state

By Randall Chase - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, Oct. 27, endorsed Herschel Walker’s Republican primary bid for a Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Democrats should tread lightly when attacking Sean Parnell and Herschel Walker

By Dean Karayanis

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is criticizing Republican attempts to dredge up a decades-old incident in which he slapped his ex-wife, leaving her with a black eye. During a debate Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 Republican challenger Rob Arlett brought up the incident, noting that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Carper dismisses domestic incident reference as “mischief”

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2018, file photo, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerri Evelyn Harris, whose resume includes loading giant Air Force cargo planes, frying chicken at a convenience store chain and working as an auto body mechanic, is seeking in the Thursday, Sept. 6, Democratic primary to unseat three-term incumbent Carper, one of the most successful politicians in Delaware history. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Tom Carper dismisses reference to ex-wife slapping incident as ‘political mischief’

By Randall Chase - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carper is defending his voting record during three terms in the Senate against challenger Kerri Lynn Harris, a political newcomer and progressive community activist waging a grassroots campaign to try to unseat him. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Tom Carper defeats Kerri Harris in Delaware Senate primary

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., greets supporters Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Wilmington, Del. Carper defeated political newcomer Kerri Evelyn Harris in the Democratic Senate primary. (Suchat Pederson/The News Journal via AP)

Delaware’s Carper a breakwater for an antiestablishment wave

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2018, file photo, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerri Evelyn Harris, whose resume includes loading giant Air Force cargo planes, frying chicken at a convenience store chain and working as an auto body mechanic, is seeking in the Thursday, Sept. 6, Democratic primary to unseat three-term incumbent Carper, one of the most successful politicians in Delaware history. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Latest: Walker wins Delaware GOP House primary race

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2018, file photo, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerri Evelyn Harris, whose resume includes loading giant Air Force cargo planes, frying chicken at a convenience store chain and working as an auto body mechanic, is seeking in the Thursday, Sept. 6, Democratic primary to unseat three-term incumbent Carper, one of the most successful politicians in Delaware history. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Political newcomer carries antiestablishment fight to Carper

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

Kerri Evelyn Harris, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware, speaks at a town hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Kerri Evelyn Harris looks to upset Tom Carper in Delaware Senate primary

By Randall Chase - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., asks a question of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carper is defending his voting record during three terms in the Senate against challenger Kerri Lynn Harris, a political newcomer and progressive community activist waging a grassroots campaign to try to unseat him. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Carper meets upstart primary challenger Harris in debate

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. James Inhofe on June 20 mounted a strong public defense of Pruitt, calling ethics allegations against Pruitt “outrageous” and “lies.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP senator defends EPA chief, calls ethics allegations lies

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Improvements set for John Dickinson Plantation

By IAN GRONAU - Associated Press

White House: Cohn didn’t fake bad reception on Trump call

Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 8, 2017, file photo, White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, right, talks to U.S. President Donald Trump prior to a working session at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Tom Carper: Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, faked bad connection to end call with boss

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Tom Carper announces re-election campaign for Senate

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This March 28, 2017, photo shows Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., followed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaving a closed-door strategy session with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (Associated Press) *FILE**

Tom Carper wants review of Dan Scavino’s tweet for possible violation of law

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Tom Carper, Delaware Democrat, talks Sept. 30, 2009, to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Senate moves to negotiate final roads bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 9, 2014 file photo, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Coburn requested a Government Accountability Office report which showed nearly 60,000 veterans collected more than $3.5 billion in 2013 in military retirement pay, disability benefits from Veterans Affairs and disability checks from Social Security. Coburn said officials should fulfill promises to veterans, but work to streamline duplicative programs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Tom Carper allows Tom Coburn to chair Ebola hearing

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this April 7, 2014, file photo, a man arrives for the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs the some of the computers behind it. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Bitcoin gets big lobby boost with company hire of former Senate staffer

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times