[1] She received a BA in psychology from Smith College and a PhD in political science from Rutgers University.
[8] She ran for the Delaware Senate in 2014 to represent the 6th district but lost in the general election to Republican Ernesto Lopez.
[1] She served as the executive director of Common Cause Delaware between 2015–2016 and 2020–2021 before being chosen to fill the position permanently in November 2021.
[6] She faced two Democrats in the primary election, Marty Rendon and Kathy McGuiness, the former state auditor who resigned in 2022 after being convicted for conflict of interest and was endorsed by Schwartzkopf.
[10] She won the primary election with 41% of the votes, becoming the first woman to nominated to represent the 14th district.