2020 Smart Justice General Assembly Voter Guide
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2020 Smart Justice General Assembly Voter Guide Table of Contents Smart Justice Introduction and Background …….…………………………………………………………………………………………….4-6 Senate District 1 Wilmington - Sarah McBride ……………….………………………………………………………………………………..………..8 District 1 Wilmington - Steven Washington …………………………………………………………….……….…….……………….…….9 District 5 Heatherbrooke, Arden, Talleyville - Catherine Cloutier ……..………………….……………....………………..…..10 District 5 Heatherbrooke, Arden, Talleyville - Kyle Evans Gay …......................................................................11 District 7 Elsemere - Anthony Delcollo ……...………………………………..…………………..……………………….…………..…….12 District 7 Elsemere - Spiros Mantzavinos ………………..……………….…………………………………………….……….…...…13-14 District 8 Newark - David Sokola ………………………………….…..………………………………………………….………………….…..15 District 9 Stanton - Jack Walsh ………………..……………………………….………………………………………….………………….…..16 District 9 Stanton - Todd Ruckle ………………..…………………………..…………………………………………….………………….…..17 District 12 New Castle - Nicole Poore …………………………..…..………………………………………………….………………….…..18 District 13 Hawks Nest, Wilmington Manor - Marie Pinkney ……………….……………………………….………………….…..19 District 13 Hawks Nest, Wilmington Manor - Alex Homich ..……………………….…………………………..……………….…..20 District 14 Smyrna - Bruce Ennis …………………………………………………………………………..….…………………………..……..21 District 14 Smyrna - Craig Pugh ………………..………………………………………………………………………………………..………..22 District 15 Marydel - David Lawson …………………………..……..………………………………………………….………………….…..23 District 15 Marydel - Jaci Hugg ………………………………….……..………………………………………………….………………….…..24 District 19 Georgetown - Brian Pettyjohn ………………..………………………………………………………….…….…………….…..25 District 20 Ocean View - Gerald Hocker ………………..……………………………………….…………………….………………….…..26 1 | P a g e House of Representatives District 1 Wilmington - Nnamdi Chukwuocha .………………………………...………………………………………………..………...28 District 2 Wilmington - Stephanie Bolden …………………………………….…………………………………………………..….……...29 District 3 Wilmington - Sherry Dorsey Walker …………………………………………………………………………………..…….30-31 District 4 Wilmington - Gerald Brady …………………………………………………………………………………………….…..………...32 District 4 Wilmington - Jordan Nally …………………………………………………………….……………………………………………...33 District 5 Bear, Newark - Kendra Johnson ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..34 District 6 Bellfonte, Claymont, Edgemoore - Debra Heffernan ………………………………………..………………..………....35 District 7 Arden, Claymont - Larry Lambert ………………………………………………………………………………………….….36-37 District 7 Arden, Claymont - James Haubrich ………………………………………………………..……………………..……………...38 District 7 Arden, Claymont - Scott Gesty ………………………………………….…………………..……………………..……….….…..39 District 8 Middletown - Sherae’a Moore ………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….40 District 8 Middletown - Daniel Zitofsky ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….41 District 9 MOT, Port Penn - Kevin Hensley ……………………………..…………………………………………………………...……….42 District 9 MOT, Port Penn - Debbie Harrington .…………………………………………………………………………………………….43 District 10 Talleyville - Sean Matthews ……………………………………………………………………..……………..……………….….44 District 11 Smyrna - Jeff Spiegleman ……………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……….45 District 12 Hockessin, Greenville - Krista Griffith ………………………………………………………………..…………………..…….46 District 12 Hockessin, Greenville - Jeffery Cragg ………………………………………………………………………….……..….….….47 District 13 Newport - John Mitchell ………………………………………………………………..…………………………………..….…….48 District 14 Rehoboth - Pete Schwartzkoph ………………………………………………………………..………………….…..……...….49 District 15 Delaware City, New Castle - Valerie Longhurst .…………………………………………………….…….……..………..50 District 15 Delaware City, New Castle - Michael Higgin ………………………………………………………………………..……….51 District 15 Delaware City, New Castle - Amy Merlino …………………………………………………………………………..……….52 District 16 Wilmington - Frank Cooke Jr. .……………………………………………………………..…..…….…………………..……….53 District 17 New Castle - Melissa Minor-Brown ……………………………………………………..……………………………..……….54 District 18 Christiana, Bear - David Bentz ………………………………………………………..…………………………………..……….55 District 19 Newport - Kimberly Williams ………………………………………………………………..….………………………..……….56 District 20 Milton - Steve Smyk ………………………………………………………………..……………………………….……….….…….57 District 21 Pike Creek Valley - Mike Ramone …………………………………………………….…………..……….…………..…...….58 District 21 Pike Creek Valley - Stephanie Barry ………………………………………………………………..……………………...59-60 District 22 Hockessin - Mike Smith ………………………………………………………………..………….….………………………..…….61 District 22 Hockessin - Luann D’Agostino ………………………………………………………..………….………………………..…..….62 District 23 Newark - Paul Baumbach ………………….………………………………………..……………………………….……..……….63 District 24 Newark - Ed Osienski ………………………………………………………………..………………………………….……….…….64 2 | P a g e District 24 Newark - Gregory Wilps ………………………………………………………………..……………………………………..…..…..65 District 25 Newark South - John Kowalko ………………………………………………………………..………………………………..…..66 District 26 Newark - Madinah Wilson-Anton ……………………………………………………………………………….….………….….67 District 26 Newark - Timothy Conrad ………………………………….………………………………………………………….….……….….68 District 27 Glasgow - Eric Morrison …………………………………………………………………………………………………….............69 District 27 Glasgow - Donald Keister III …………………………………………………………….…………………………………….….….70 District 27 Glasgow - William Hinds ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...71 District 28 Smyrna - William Carson ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….72 District 29 Cheswold, Dover - William Bush ……………………………………………………………………………….….…….…………73 District 29 Cheswold, Dover - Robin Hayes …………………………………………………………………………………………….………74 District 30 Harrington - Shannon Morris ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……….75 District 30 Harrington - Chuck Groce ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….76 District 31 Dover - Sean Lynn ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….………...77 District 31 Dover - Richard Harpster …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…78 District 32 Dover - Andria Bennett……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….….79 District 32 Dover - Cheryl Precourt ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…80 District 33 Milford - Charles Postles ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….….81 District 33 Milford - Rachel King ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….….82 District 34 Dover, Camden - Lyndon Yearick ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…..83 District 34 Dover, Camden - Adewunmi Kuforji …………………………………………………………………………………..………..84 District 35 Bridgeville - Jesse Vanderwende ………………………………………………………………………………………………….85 District 35 Bridgeville - Darrynn Harris ……………………………………….……………………………………………………….………..86 District 36 Milford - Bryan Shupe ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….….87 District 36 Milford - Greg Fuller ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…….….88 District 37 Georgetown - Ruth Briggs King …………………………………………………………………………………………..…….….89 District 38 Selbyville - Ronald Gray ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………90 District 39 Seaford - Daniel Short ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….….….91 District 40 Laurel - Timothy Dukes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…92 District 41 Millsboro - Richard Collins ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….….93 Please Note: Question 16 was optional and allowed candidates to share any additional comments or context for the questions asked. 3 | P a g e Why Smart Justice? The United States locks up more of its people that any other nation. We have almost 5 percent of the world’s population, but 23 percent of the world’s prisoners. Delaware imprisons at a rate even higher than the extreme U.S. average—a rate that is 81 percent higher than New Jersey’s. Most people’s journey into the criminal justice system begins with police interaction. Ending the era of mass incarceration means dismantling the approaches that came to define criminal justice in the 1980s, including practices by police officers/departments and the systems that fail to oversee and hold them accountable. Why focus on General Assembly candidates? General Assembly members are democratically elected to decide the laws by which the citizens are governed. They have a difficult and important job, and have a great deal of responsibility for the current state of all State and local police departments. Our Platform Fairness, Transparency and Accountability The next General Assembly members must recognize that trust is difficult for many community members to have in law enforcement. Restoring and sustaining trust can only be attained by allowing the public to know about the results of investigations into police misconduct and the outcomes. Without transparency in the process, the public may remain suspicious that officers are not held accountable for their actions. Transparency benefits law enforcement as well by demonstrating when officers acted appropriately. ● Collect and make public police data Too little information about police departments and officers is made public. This lack of transparency prevents the community from knowing what decisions are being made or the outcomes of those decisions. Fully transparent practices and outcomes improve decision- making, allow the public to hold the General Assembly and police accountable, and enable the public to push for change in the future. Our lawmakers must commit to tracking and publishing details and statistics about police misconduct, arrests, stops and use of force, including disparities that these activities may produce. ● Implement body-worn cameras Body-worn cameras may result in better transparency and accountable,