Daniel Short

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This article is about Delaware District 39 Representative and Minority Leader. For Delaware District 7 Representative, see Bryon Short.
Daniel Short
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2007
Preceded by Tina Fallon
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Highland Woods, Delaware
Alma mater University of Delaware
Website dannyshort.com

Daniel B. Short[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 9, 2007 representing District 39;[2] Short has served as the House Minority Leader since January 8, 2013, was previously the Minority Whip, and was the mayor and a city council member of Seaford, Delaware.

Education

Short earned his AA from the University of Delaware.

Elections

  • 2012 Short won the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,046 votes (80.2%),[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 6,191 votes.[4]
  • 2004 Challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Venables, Sr., Short was unopposed for the Delaware Senate District 21 September 11, 2004 Republican Primary but lost the November 2, 2004 General election.[5]; Venables has held the seat since 1989.
  • 2006 When Republican Representative Tina Fallon retired and left the House District 39 seat open, Short was unopposed for the September 12, 2006 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 3,370 votes (68.6%) against Democratic nominee Richard Sternberg.[6]
  • 2008 Short was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Republican Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 5,185 votes (68.8%) against Democratic nominee Jerry Semper (who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party candidate).[7]
  • 2010 Short was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 4,562 votes.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Representative Daniel B. Short". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Representative Daniel Short's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "State of Delaware 2012 Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 

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Members of the Delaware House of Representatives
   
  1.    Paul Baumbach (D)
  2.    Edward Osienski (D)
  3.    John Kowalko (D)
  4.    John Viola (D)
  5.    Earl Jaques, Jr. (D)
  6.    William Carson, Jr. (D)
  7.    W. Charles Paradee (D)
  8.    William Outten (R)
  9.    Darryl M. Scott (D)
  10.    Andria Bennett (D)
  11.    Harold Peterman (R)
  1.    Donald Blakey (R)
  2.    David L. Wilson (R)
  3.    Harvey Kenton (R)
  4.    Ruth Briggs King (R)
  5.    Ronald E. Gray (R)
  6.    Daniel Short (R)
  7.    Timothy Dukes (R)
  8.    John C. Atkins (D)
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