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149Th General Assembly – Delaware State Senate DISTRICT AREA 149th General Assembly – Delaware State Senate DISTRICT AREA SENATOR PHONE NUMBER District 1 Wilmington North Harris B. McDowell (D) ( 302 ) 744 - 4147 District 2 Wilmington East Margaret Rose Henry (D) ( 302 ) 744 - 4191 District 3 Wilmington West Robert I. Marshall (D) (302) 744 - 4168 District 4 Sharpley Gregory F. Lavelle (R) ( 302 ) 744 - 4135 District 5 Heatherbrooke Catherine Cloutier (R) (302) 744 - 4197 District 6 Lewes Ernesto B. Lopez (R) (302) 744 - 4136 District 7 Elsmere Anthony DelCollo (R) (302) 577 - 8542 District 8 Newark David P. Sokola (D) (302) 744 - 4139 District 9 Stanton John Walsh (D) (302) 744 - 4163 District 10 Middletown Stephanie Hansen (D) (302) 744 - 4138 District 11 Newark Bryan Townsend (D) (302) 744 - 4165 District 12 New Castle Nicole Poore (D) (302) 744 - 4164 District 13 Hawk’s Nest David B. McBride (D) (302) 744 - 4167 District 14 Smyrna Bruce C. Ennis (D) (302) 744 - 4310 District 15 Marydel David G. Lawson (D) (302) 744 - 4237 District 16 Dover South Colin R.J. Bonini (R) (302) 744 - 4169 District 17 Dover, Central Kent Brian J. Bushweller (D) (302) 744 - 4162 District 18 Milford F. Gary Simpson (R) (302) 744 - 4134 District 19 Georgetown Brian Pettyjohn (R) (302) 744 - 4048 District 20 Ocean View Gerald W. Hocker (R) (302) 744 - 4144 District 21 Laurel Bryant L. Richardson (R) (302) 744 - 4298 149th General Assembly – Delaware House of Representatives DISTRICT AREA REPRESENTATIVE PHONE NUMBER District 1 Wilmington North Charles Potter, Jr. (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 2 Wilmington East Stephanie T. Bolden (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 3 Wilmington South Helene M. Keeley (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 4 Wilmington West Gerald L. Brady (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 5 Bear, Newark Melanie George Smith (D) (302) 744 - 4126 Bellfonte, Claymont, District 6 Debra J. Heffern an (D) (302) 744 - 4351 Edgemoor District 7 Highland Woods Bryon H. Short (D) (302) 744 - 4297 District 8 Middletown S. Quinton Johnson (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 9 MOT/ Port Penn Kevin S. Hensley (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 10 Talleyville Sean Matthews (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 11 Smyrna Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 12 Fairthorne Deborah Hudson (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 13 Elsmere John L. Mitchell, Jr. (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 14 Rehoboth Peter C. Schwartzkopf (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 15 Bear Valerie Longhurst (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 16 New Castle James Johnson (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 17 Pennwood Miachel P. Mulrooney (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 18 Newark David Bentz (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 19 Newport, Stanton Kimberly Williams (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 20 Milton Stephen T. Smyk (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 21 Middle Run Valley Michael Ramone (R) (302) 744 - 4108 District 2 2 Pike Creek Valley Joseph E. Miro (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 23 Newark Paul S. Baumbach (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 24 Newark Edward S. Osienski (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 25 Newark South John A. Kowalko, Jr. (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 26 Newark John J. Viola (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 27 Glasgow Earl G. Jaques (D) (302) 744 - 4142 District 2 8 Smyrna William J. Carson (D) (302) 744 - 4113 District 2 9 Cheswold W. Charles Paradee (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 3 0 Harrington William R. Outten (R) (302) 744 - 4083 District 3 1 Dover Sean M. Lynn (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 3 2 Dover Andria L. Bennett (D) (302) 744 - 4351 District 3 3 Milford Charles S. Postles, Jr. (R) (302) 74 4 - 4171 District 34 Dover South Lyndon D. Yearick (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 35 Bridgeville David L. Wilson (R) (302) 744 - 4150 District 36 Milford Harvey R. Kenton (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 37 Georgetown Ruth Briggs King (R) (302) 744 - 4251 District 38 Selbyville Ronald E. Gray (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 39 Seaford Daniel B. Short (R) (302) 744 - 4172 District 40 Laurel Timothy D. Dukes (R) (302) 744 - 4171 District 4 1 Millsboro Richard G. Collins (R) (302) 744 - 4171 .
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