Meet Dr. Mike Katz — Katz for Delaware

Dr. Mike Katz

Dr. Mike Katz is a physician, business owner, public servant, family man, and man of faith who has spent his life caring for people when they are most vulnerable. He earned his Medical Degree and MBA in International Business from Georgetown University. Over two decades as an anesthesiologist and pediatric critical-care specialist, he cared for tens of thousands of patients — from fragile newborns to seniors — earning the trust of families in their most difficult moments.

A Life of Service to Delaware

Dr. Katz came to Delaware in 1996 when he was recruited from Boston Children's Hospital to A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, following a national search for a pediatric critical-care anesthesiologist. He and his wife Trish have been married for 39 years and raised their three children in Delaware. Delaware has been his home for nearly three decades and the community he has spent his career serving.

Over more than 40 years in medicine, Dr. Katz has cared for tens of thousands of patients, from fragile newborns to critically ill children, earning the trust of families in their most difficult moments. He has also worked in healthcare policy since the early 1990s, serving in leadership roles with the Medical Society of Delaware and the American Medical Association.

“When you’ve cared for families in life-and-death moments, you learn what responsibility truly means. That never leaves you.”
— Dr. Mike Katz

He later served in the Delaware State Senate, where he introduced legislation on term limits, lobby reform, government transparency, and the creation of the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN). He was elected as a Democrat in a majority-Republican district, and was so conservative that Democrats called him a Republican. He has since re-registered as a Republican.

Dr. Katz is also a business owner and entrepreneur who has spent his career building institutions that serve others: in medicine, in policy, and in community leadership.

Servant leadership has been Dr. Katz’s operating principle since long before this campaign. He has served in leadership roles with the Medical Society of Delaware and the American Medical Association, worked with U.S. Senate leadership on healthcare legislation as far back as 1994, and mentored the next generation of physicians across Delaware’s health systems. He has built genuine relationships in every county in this state, with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike, not by running for office but by showing up. He is not running because he needs a title. A servant leader doesn’t stop serving when the campaign ends. He will still be here, still working for Delaware, long after Election Day, win or lose.

“I have never been defined by party labels. I've been defined by principle, fiscal discipline, and a willingness to challenge the status quo when Delaware deserves better.”

On Past as Democrat

“I have volunteered my entire career, even growing up. We volunteered all the time in the communities — in the schools, every place I've been, we've gone in to help kids in schools and volunteered in clinics.”

On Service to the Community

Democrat → Independent → Republican

Dr. Katz’s path is not a contradiction. It is the story of a man who has always put people above party, and who has followed the evidence wherever it leads.

2009 — 2013

Delaware State Senate — Democrat

Elected to the Delaware State Senate in a traditionally Republican district as a Democrat, Dr. Katz immediately established a record that defied party lines: term limits, government restructuring, lobby reform, and fiscal accountability. Even Democrats told him he governed like a Republican.

2024

Independent Senate Campaign

Concerned about growing polarization and one-party rule in Delaware, Dr. Katz ran for U.S. Senate as an Independent, placing people above party. He earned nearly 20,000 votes across party lines, demonstrating the cross-party coalition he can build.

2026

Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

Dr. Katz has always been guided by conservative principles: fiscal responsibility, limited government, personal accountability, and the belief that government should serve the people—not the other way around.

Even while serving in the Delaware State Senate as a Democrat, colleagues often remarked that he governed more like a Republican because he consistently challenged the status quo, pushed for accountability, and put principle ahead of party.

Over time, it became clear that the Democratic Party had moved away from the values that had guided his career in medicine, business, and public service. Dr. Katz’s decision to register as a Republican was not a change in principle—it was an alignment with the principles he had lived by for decades.

As a Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Dr. Katz is building the broad coalition needed to bring serious leadership, common sense, and real results back to Delaware.

“Look at my record. I’ve never followed political labels—I’ve followed principle. Fiscal discipline, limited government, accountability, and doing what’s right for Delaware have guided my entire career.”

— Dr. Mike Katz

Delaware is the patient. It’s time for a different treatment plan.

In medicine, when a patient isn’t getting better, you don’t keep doing the same thing and hope for a different outcome. You step back, reassess, make the right diagnosis, and change course.

That’s how I’ve practiced medicine for more than forty years. That’s how I’ve approached leadership in healthcare, business, and public service. And that’s why I’m running for the United States Senate.

For too long, Delaware families have been squeezed by rising costs, a healthcare system that frustrates patients and providers alike, and a federal government that spends too much, promises too much, and too often delivers too little.

I’m running because Delaware deserves serious leadership focused on results, not rhetoric.

I’ll work to rein in reckless federal spending that fuels inflation and drives up the cost of living. I’ll fight to restore competition, transparency, and accountability in healthcare. I’ll stand with Delaware’s small businesses, working families, and communities that too often get overlooked while politically connected interests get special treatment.

In medicine, lives depend on making difficult decisions, staying accountable, and solving problems under pressure. The standard for public service should be no different.

I’m not running to become part of Washington. I’m running to do the job Delaware sends me there to do, help fix what’s broken, and come home.

“I’ve cared for Delaware families in some of the hardest moments of their lives. Public service has always been about responsibility. This is simply another way to serve.”

From Politicians to Servant Leaders

Servant leadership is not a campaign phrase to me. It’s how I’ve lived my life.

In medicine, leadership begins with responsibility. The patient comes first. The team matters. Titles mean very little when lives are on the line. That perspective shaped how I practiced medicine for more than forty years, and it shaped how I approached public service.

When I served in the Delaware State Senate, I didn’t ask whether an idea was politically convenient. I asked whether it was right for Delaware. That’s why I pushed for term limits, lobby reform, and greater government transparency. Principle came before party.

For decades, I’ve served Delaware through medicine, business, public policy, mentoring young physicians, and community leadership. I’ve built real relationships across every county in this state with Republicans, Democrats, and Independents—not because I was running for office, but because showing up matters.

I’m not running to become another politician. I’m running because our political system needs more servant leaders—leaders who put people above party, service above self, and responsibility above politics.

Delaware doesn’t need more talking points. It needs serious leadership, accountability, and people willing to solve real problems.

That’s how I’ve lived my career. That’s how I’ll serve in Washington.

“I’m running because public service should actually mean service. Too many politicians focus on the next election. I’m focused on the people Delaware sends me there to represent.”

— Dr. Mike Katz