Love

I spent the other night watching one of my favorite Christmas movies, “Love Actually”.  If you haven’t seen the Richard Curtis romance, I highly recommend it.  That, along with other things going on, really got me thinking about the nature of love.  What is it?  Why is it so hard and yet so easy?  Why does it bring us so much joy but so much pain when we don’t feel it?

The People Of Delaware Demand Justice Be Served On Patrick Miller!

Enough is enough already.  This guy has been walking around since the 1990s with fraud and abuse of taxpayer funds in his rearview mirror as he walks around like he is the Al Capone of Delaware.  If the Delaware Attorney General’s office won’t act, the people will force them to!

Please sign the Change.org petition at the below link.  I was really hoping Attorney General Matt Denn would take significant action against Patrick Miller but he failed, plain and simple.  Now it is incumbent on incoming Attorney General Kathleen Jennings to reopen the investigations into Patrick Miller, not only at the Indian River School District but also the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company.

Change.org Petition: The People Demand A Full Investigation Into Patrick Miller!

Rep. Paul Baumbach To Christina: “Keep Moving As Fast As You Can”

At the end of the Christina School District Board of Education meeting last week, State Representative Paul Baumbach spoke before the board.  He thanked the board and the district for the changes they implemented in the past year and “strongly encouraged” them to keep doing it.  There was a specific reason Baumbach did this.  He admitted the General Assembly doesn’t help.

Red Clay Board Member Pokes The Bear With Sam Paoli From CSW!

The Red Clay Board of Education meeting the other night was one for the record books!  The highlight of the meeting was the Charter School of Wilmington renewal discussion.  Dr. Sam Paoli, the President of CSW, got drilled and grilled with a ton of questions about CSW’s demographics and recruitment efforts.

The absolute best part of the conversation was when Jose Matthews, the husband of Mike Matthews, the former President of the Delaware State Education Association, told Paoli the following:

Mike Matthews Ruminates On The Coordinated Hit Against Him And DSEA

On Facebook tonight, former Delaware State Education Association President Mike Matthews talked about his resignation from DSEA in light of the “uncovering” of blog posts he made a decade ago.  Matthews talks about who was behind it.

Special Report: Red Flags In Delaware Student Enrollment Trends & The Increase In Special Education

The Delaware Department of Education released the September 30th counts report for the 2018-2019 school year.  Enrollment in Delaware is up by 775 students.  Special education is on the rise, jumping to over 16%. There are some very odd trends going on with different sub-groups in Delaware.  Ones that are making me VERY suspicious.

Why Is The Delaware Attorney General’s Office Protecting Patrick Miller And The Sussex Tech Bandits?

A shocking email from an Indian River board member highlights the vast amount of corruption and scandal coming from the highest levels of the state when it comes to Patrick Miller.  We are all wondering how the current President of the Board at Indian River Volunteer Fire Company is still walking around free.

Last week, I reported how citizen Billie Jo Bullock emailed the entire board down in Indian River.  She got three responses back.

Charter School of Wilmington Needs An Audit Investigation!

Charter School of Wilmington is up for their charter school renewal with Red Clay Consolidated School District.  The Red Clay board discussed this charter renewal with Dr. Sam Paoli, the President of CSW, at their meeting tonight.  It came out that CSW is breaking state law in a very major way.

Earl Jaques Is Really Pushing For State Takeover Of Christina

The most controversial piece of legislation in the Delaware General Assembly will be State Rep. Earl Jaques’ brainfart of an idea to have the State of Delaware take over the Christina School District. 

What The Heck Are Dynamic Learning Maps?

Who comes up with these names? Dynamic Learning Maps? Really?  When the U.S. Department of Education wants Delaware to implement changes, it is up to the Delaware Department of Education to come up with how they do it.  What does Delaware do?  They join a consortium with taxpayer dollars.  We now have the latest from the DOE, Dynamic Learning Maps.  What are they?

State Board of Education To Discuss Big Regulation About Graduation & Diploma Requirements & Modified Diplomas

The Delaware State Board of Education will be meeting this Thursday, November 15th at Mispillion Elementary School in Milford for their monthly meeting.  Regulation 505 will be discussed by the State Board which will implement legislation from the past year of the General Assembly.

I would read through this very carefully because there are a lot of changes being made.  It is a meaty document!  If it is crossed out, they are doing away with it.  If it is underlined, that is new.  Many of these changes are a result of House Bill #287 which created the Diploma of Modified Standards and got rid of the dreaded Certificate of Performance.  Other changes are a result of legislation mandating credits in computer science, changes to Physical Education requirements, high school student transfers from out of state, and Student Success Plans.

If you wish to give public comment on the changes to Regulation 505, they are due by December 5th.  You can email them to the following: DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12.de.us

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For those who might be wondering why the State Board of Education is meeting in Milford, House Bill #455 changed some things about the State Board.  One of those is that the State Board alternates meetings in different counties.  This began in September when they met in Appoquinimink.  Every other month they will hold a meeting in a different county.  During the other months they will meet at the Townsend Building in Dover.  Next month’s meeting will have the State Board of Ed deciding on all seven of the charter schools up for renewal.

 

McGuiness Isn’t Even Elected A Week And She’s Already Stirring Up Controversy

Last week, Delawareans decided to put Kathy McGuiness in the State Auditor position.  Not all Delawareans, that is, but enough for her to win.  It’s not like I didn’t warn you all for the past year.  According to the Cape Gazette, McGuiness hasn’t decided if she will vacate her position as Rehoboth Commissioner.  Hello Delaware, can you say conflict of interest?

Campus Community Head Of School To Lead Charter School Office At Delaware DOE

The Delaware Department of Education has finally announced the new leader of their Charter School Office.  Leroy Travers, who served as the Head of School at Campus Community, has been chosen.

Travers came to Campus Community in 2013 as Principal.  After a couple of years, he became their new Head of School.  Travers comes at a very interest time at the Department as seven charter schools are going through their renewal process this fall.

Over at Campus Community, according to their website, it looks like long-time Curriculum Director Heidi Greene is their new Head of School.

This is the longest I’ve seen the Charter School Office without a leader in my almost four and a half years of blogging.  Former leader Denise Stouffer left the DOE on June 30th to take over as Head of School at Providence Creek Academy.  The role had been vacant until today.

I know Leroy Travers and have found him to be a good guy.  Anyone who knows the history of this blog knows my son once attended Campus and there were issues with his special education there.  But I will say Travers walked in at the tail-end of that and the hornet’s nest was already swarming.  So I bear no ill will towards him for any of that.  I sent him a congratulatory email.  I sincerely hope he lends more transparency coming from the charter school side of things at the Delaware DOE.

Prior to his time at Campus, Travers was an Assistant Principal at Laurel Middle School from 2009-2013 and was a 4th grade teacher at Laurel Elementary School from 2000-2009.  Travers received both his Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree in Education, School Leadership.

Why Stan Lee’s Death Matters

Yesterday, comic book creator extraordinaire Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95.

I met Stan Lee once.  It was at the 1992 San Diego Comic-Con.  He was hanging out with Spider-Man and I got to introduce myself and tell him how much a fan I was.  Something he must have heard millions of times in his long career in comic books.  For many, Stan Lee was Marvel.  But for me, Stan was a creator.  Along with Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he created characters and storylines that will never be repeated.

The first time I ever heard of Stan Lee was 1977.  I just began collecting comics.  For me, they were an escape.  My favorite was Spider-Man.  Followed by the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and all the rest.  Stan created all of them.  He was the writer who put the words behind the pictures.

The face of Marvel comics was present in everything you see in the Marvel movies.  For me, he was a presence in my education foundation.  You see, I didn’t read many books as a kid.  I read comics.  Tons of them!  How many kids really got into reading because of Stan’s words?  The number is probably higher than any of us can imagine.

Some of us are visual thinkers.  I know I am.  I see pictures in my minds and words form out of them.  A comic book is the same thing but seen in physical form.  Stan took that already existing format and rewrote the rules.  He created characters that will live long past his 95 year-old life.

Stan wasn’t without controversy in his life.  The artist of many of his creations, Jack Kirby, fought long and hard to get his original art back.  It was something that was never fixed by the time he died in 1994.  Steve Ditko, the artist of The Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, had a frosty relationship with Stan.  Stan’s finances at the end were a hot mess as vultures took advantage of him.

I choose to remember the Stan Lee who kept fans guessing for 25 issues on the identity of the Green Goblin.  The guy who created the concept of mutants and tackled issues of discrimination.  The man who said screw it to the Comics Code Authority, the authoritarian censorship association, and showed the very real results of drug use in Amazing Spider-Man #96-98.  The writer who wasn’t afraid to create African-American characters, like the Black Panther.  The creator who turned the team concept into something to be modeled for generations to come in the form of the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men.  Stan even used disabilities as the basis of a character in the form of the blind Daredevil.  For Stan, it wasn’t the costume but the person that was behind the costume.  It was the character that mattered, not the powers.  It was how they used those powers for the common good.  Before Stan, it was the hero first and the person second.

Like I said, my favorite was always Spider-Man.  His Peter Parker was a bullied teenager who never quite fit in.  His tagline of “with great power there must also come great responsibility” showed the inner and constant battle Parker faced on a daily basis.  It is the heart of a hero.  The ironic part is I loathe spiders but Spidey was my favorite.  But I digress.  Spider-Man is the story of every single awkward teenager who just wants to belong and fit in.  I remember buying these paperback reprint editions of Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1-20.  There were three of them.  I think I still have one of them packed away somewhere.  This was the gold of my childhood.  There was also a trade paperback called “Origins of Marvel Comics” which showcased the first appearances and origins of many of Stan’s creations.  These stories were the foundation of Marvel Comics.

Comic books taught me a lot.  The most important was to always try to do the right thing.  Yes, we fail miserably at that concept in all our lives.  None of us are perfect.  But if that is your cornerstone, your life as a human being will be better for it.  Sometimes the right thing comes at great personal sacrifice.  And it hurts.  But you have to keep going, keep plugging along.  That was Stan Lee’s legacy for me.  Rest in peace Stan.  You are joining all the other comic book greats that passed before you and paving the way for those to come.

‘Nuff said.

Thirty-Five Years Ago… 1983

1983.  It was a crazy, crazy year for me.  One that started with a death and ended with a severe punishment.  Puberty hit and I was out of control.  It was the year 7th grade led to 8th grade and all that goes with that.  But it was also the year seeds were planted for a couple of things that didn’t bloom until later.  But let’s get to the historical stuff first.

Letter To Indian River School Board Re: Civil Lawsuit Against Patrick Miller

It has been two years since the Indian River School District Audit Investigation report came out.  In that time, the Delaware Attorney General’s office decided it wasn’t worth pursuing criminal charges against former Chief Financial Officer Patrick Miller.  Even though African-American and minority charter school leaders who pulled the same shenanigans did get punished.  Delaware’s justice system really sucks.  Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn knows better than this.  I am highly disappointed.

One citizen of the district decided to email the Indian River Board of Education and find out why they didn’t go after Miller in a civil suit.

Delaware House & Senate Vote On Leadership For Each Caucus

As the News Journal reported the other day, the Delaware House and Senate met tonight to choose the leadership for each caucus.  This was met with scrutiny by some because this is normally done a week after the election.  But both parties want to get the ball rolling early for the 150th General Assembly.  Who is in?

Your Guide To The New Delaware 150th General Assembly

In January, 2019, Delaware will embark on the 150th session of the General Assembly.  Yesterday’s election changed the face of our legislative body in a big way!  Who runs Delaware for the next two years?  Who makes the laws?  All can be seen below.  If you don’t recognize some of the names, do some research.  If you want changes in our laws, seek out your State Representative or State Senator.  If you are having issues that aren’t being taken care of, call your elected officials.  Whether you agree with the party or not, your elected officials are there to represent YOU, not themselves.  If they don’t help, call them out for it.

Blue Wave Hits Delaware Like A Tsunami!!!!

It is looking like ALL Delaware statewide offices are now Democrat.  While districts are still reporting, the trends are looking like the blue wave has hit Delaware.  There is good and bad in that.  It means we have to put up with Kathy McGuiness.  James Spadola ran a great and clean race.  But the blue wave meant NO Republican would hold state office in Delaware.  State Treasurer Ken Simpler? Out.  New State Treasurer Colleen Davis?  In.

We have a Senator Trey Paradee and a Senator David Wilson.  Laura Sturgeon unseated Greg Lavelle!!!!!!! That is HUGE!  Hey Laura, no more cuddling up to the DelCAN guy, ok?

Carper wins U.S. Senate and Lisa Blunt Rochester win U.S. Representative.  Buh-bye Scott Walker and Rob Arlett!

Over in the House, welcome State Rep. Bill Bush in the 29th and Raymond Siegfried in the 7th.  Deb Hudson got the crap kicked out of her by new State Rep. Krista Griffith in the 22nd District.

All the results with a few districts not reporting in but yeah, this is it.

UNITED STATES SENATOR		422 of 436 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
THOMAS R CARPER	197,211	11,279	208,490	59 . 60 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ROBERT B ARLETT	126,787	6,684	133,471	38 . 16 %
GREEN PARTY
DEMITRI G THEODOROPOULOS	3,859	163	4,022	1 . 14 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
NADINE M FROST	3,631	143	3,774	1 . 10 %

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS		422 of 436 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER	206,381	11,808	218,189	64 . 14 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
SCOTT WALKER	116,069	5,894	121,963	35 . 86 %

ATTORNEY GENERAL		419 of 433 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KATHLEEN JENNINGS	198,527	11,159	209,686	61 . 05 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BERNARD V PEPUKAYI SR	127,053	6,704	133,757	38 . 95 %

STATE TREASURER		419 of 433 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
COLLEEN DAVIS	169,686	9,616	179,302	51 . 98 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
KENNETH A SIMPLER	151,419	8,087	159,506	46 . 24 %
GREEN PARTY
DAVID B CHANDLER	5,848	230	6,078	1 . 78 %

AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS		419 of 433 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KATHLEEN K MCGUINESS	186,542	10,666	197,208	57 . 57 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JAMES SPADOLA	138,198	7,123	145,321	42 . 43 %

 

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STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 2		20 of 22 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DARIUS BROWN	9,979	282	10,261	100 . 00 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 3		27 of 27 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
S ELIZABETH LOCKMAN	8,794	305	9,099	100 . 00 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 4		24 of 24 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LAURA STURGEON	10,531	720	11,251	53 . 13 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GREGORY F LAVELLE	9,478	446	9,924	46 . 87 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 6		17 of 17 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DAVID B BAKER	11,706	1,577	13,283	47 . 33 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ERNESTO B LOPEZ	13,421	1,360	14,781	52 . 67 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 10		20 of 22 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
STEPHANIE L HANSEN	9,972	458	10,430	60 . 74 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHRISTINE METZING	6,542	197	6,739	39 . 26 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 11		16 of 18 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
BRYAN TOWNSEND	8,841	291	9,132	75 . 49 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DANIEL KAPITANIC	2,891	73	2,964	24 . 51 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 16		24 of 24 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LOUISA PHILLIPS	6,645	382	7,027	44 . 91 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
COLIN BONINI	8,174	443	8,617	55 . 09 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 17		24 of 24 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
W CHARLES PARADEE III	8,726	617	9,343	64 . 27 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JUSTIN KING	4,812	382	5,194	35 . 73 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 18		18 of 18 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JAMES A PURCELL	5,454	329	5,783	34 . 83 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DAVID L WILSON	10,329	487	10,816	65 . 17 %

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 21		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ROBERT C WHEATLEY	4,453	288	4,741	34 . 97 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BRYANT L RICHARDSON	8,399	417	8,816	65 . 03 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NNAMDI O CHUKWUOCHA	7,354	286	7,640	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
STEPHANIE T BOLDEN	4,549	132	4,681	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SHERRY DORSEY WALKER	4,306	128	4,434	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4		15 of 16 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GERALD L BRADY	6,903	533	7,436	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5		9 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KENDRA JOHNSON	5,943	147	6,090	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DEBRA HEFFERNAN	6,746	327	7,073	65 . 32 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JEFFREY L OLMSTEAD	3,602	152	3,754	34 . 68 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
RAYMOND SEIGFRIED	5,719	224	5,943	62 . 92 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ERIC BRAUNSTEIN	3,230	118	3,348	35 . 44 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
SCOTT GESTY	150	4	154	1 . 64 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8		9 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
S QUINTON JOHNSON	4,997	213	5,210	61 . 15 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DANIEL ZITOFSKY	3,101	102	3,203	37 . 59 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
CODY MCNUTT	105	2	107	1 . 26 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 9		11 of 13 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
MONIQUE JOHNS	4,005	204	4,209	42 . 19 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
KEVIN S HENSLEY	5,586	181	5,767	57 . 81 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SEAN MATTHEWS	6,192	256	6,448	68 . 69 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ERIN L WIENNER	2,842	96	2,938	31 . 31 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11		8 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PAUL A THORNBURG	1,495	62	1,557	27 . 20 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JEFFREY N SPIEGELMAN	4,007	160	4,167	72 . 80 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 12		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KRISTA GRIFFITH	6,276	415	6,691	53 . 14 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DEBORAH D HUDSON	5,617	281	5,898	46 . 86 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JOHN L MITCHELL JR	5,377	151	5,528	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14		7 of 7 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PETER C SCHWARTZKOPF	7,414	1,116	8,530	62 . 46 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JAMES L DEMARTINO	4,601	524	5,125	37 . 54 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 15		9 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
VALERIE LONGHURST	6,597	234	6,831	87 . 98 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
AMY MERLINO	892	41	933	12 . 02 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16		8 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FRANKLIN D COOKE JR	4,133	130	4,263	82 . 18 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ALBERT JOHN AMENT	901	23	924	17 . 82 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17		10 of 11 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
MELISSA MINOR-BROWN	5,469	177	5,646	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DAVID S BENTZ	5,715	161	5,876	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KIMBERLY WILLIAMS	4,725	166	4,891	65 . 86 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JAMES R STARTZMAN JR	2,456	79	2,535	34 . 14 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 20		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JOHN D BUCCHIONI	5,606	675	6,281	43 . 01 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
STEPHEN T SMYK	7,565	622	8,187	56 . 06 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
HARRY R SMOUSE JR	123	11	134	0 . 93 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 21		10 of 11 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
STEPHANIE BARRY	3,951	152	4,103	47 . 12 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL RAMONE	4,437	166	4,603	52 . 88 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 22		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GUILLERMINA GONZALEZ	5,464	351	5,815	49 . 40 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL F SMITH	5,727	228	5,955	50 . 60 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23		9 of 9 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PAUL S BAUMBACH	5,475	311	5,786	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 24		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
EDWARD OSIENSKI	4,840	149	4,989	69 . 34 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
WILLIAM W DILKS SR	2,140	65	2,205	30 . 66 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 25		7 of 8 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JOHN A KOWALKO JR	3,301	174	3,475	64 . 35 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BRYAN K RASH	1,877	48	1,925	35 . 65 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 26		8 of 9 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JOHN VIOLA	4,720	170	4,890	75 . 36 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JUSTIN CRUICE	1,556	42	1,598	24 . 64 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
EARL G JAQUES JR	6,846	277	7,123	85 . 34 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
WILLIAM HINDS	1,183	40	1,223	14 . 66 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WILLIAM J CARSON JR	4,933	243	5,176	67 . 98 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHARLOTTE MIDDLETON	2,307	131	2,438	32 . 02 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 29		13 of 13 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WILLIAM BUSH	5,294	291	5,585	57 . 72 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ROBIN R HAYES	3,877	213	4,090	42 . 28 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 30		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CHARLES GROCE	2,410	103	2,513	35 . 25 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
W SHANNON MORRIS	4,458	157	4,615	64 . 75 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 31		11 of 11 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SEAN M LYNN	4,344	331	4,675	65 . 48 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DAVID LEVI ANDERSON	2,253	211	2,464	34 . 52 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 32		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ANDRIA BENNETT	3,322	188	3,510	62 . 35 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHERYL PRECOURT	1,995	124	2,119	37 . 65 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 33		10 of 10 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JAMES TODD WEBB	3,100	164	3,264	39 . 49 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHARLES S POSTLES JR	4,811	190	5,001	60 . 51 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34		11 of 11 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ADEWUNMI KUFORIJI	3,589	236	3,825	40 . 60 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
LYNDON D YEARICK	5,154	322	5,476	58 . 13 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
WILLIAM MCVAY	109	9	118	1 . 27 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 35		7 of 7 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JESSE R VANDERWENDE	5,378	270	5,648	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 36		11 of 11 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DONALD M ALLAN JR	2,642	206	2,848	35 . 19 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BRYAN W SHUPE	4,948	296	5,244	64 . 81 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 37		7 of 7 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
RUTH BRIGGS KING	6,376	477	6,853	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 38		8 of 8 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
MEGHAN M KELLY	4,407	612	5,019	34 . 25 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
RONALD E GRAY	8,827	808	9,635	65 . 75 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 39		7 of 7 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DANIEL B SHORT	5,154	298	5,452	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 40		8 of 8 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
TIMOTHY D DUKES	5,564	284	5,848	100 . 00 %

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 41		8 of 8 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
S BRADLEY CONNOR	3,172	216	3,388	39 . 16 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
RICHARD G COLLINS	4,971	291	5,262	60 . 84 %

REGISTER OF WILLS		257 of 271 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CIRO POPPITI III	148,484	6,017	154,501	100 . 00 %

RECORDER OF DEEDS		257 of 271 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
MICHAEL E KOZIKOWSKI	124,464	5,308	129,772	67 . 64 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DANIEL RAPPA	59,922	2,145	62,067	32 . 36 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1		25 of 25 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
KENNETH R WOODS	10,805	334	11,139	100 . 00 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2		24 of 25 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DEE DURHAM	10,712	663	11,375	54 . 10 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ROBERT WEINER	9,172	476	9,648	45 . 90 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3		22 of 22 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JANET KILPATRICK	13,371	591	13,962	100 . 00 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4		30 of 30 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PENROSE HOLLINS	13,698	637	14,335	100 . 00 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5		18 of 18 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ELISA DILLER	9,034	414	9,448	66 . 65 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JOHN R THOMAS	4,587	140	4,727	33 . 35 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6		17 of 20 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
DAVID B CARTER	10,033	416	10,449	82 . 90 %
GREEN PARTY
DAWN LENTZ	2,078	77	2,155	17 . 10 %

SHERIFF		257 of 271 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SCOTT PHILLIPS	140,610	5,783	146,393	88 . 87 %
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
JOHN MACHUREK	17,643	680	18,323	11 . 13 %

RECORDER OF DEEDS		89 of 89 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
BETTY LOU MCKENNA	29,687	1,779	31,466	53 . 82 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
EUGENIA THORNTON	25,696	1,294	26,990	46 . 18 %

2ND LEVY COURT DISTRICT		15 of 15 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
JEFFREY HALL	4,913	327	5,240	54 . 40 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JAMES HOSFELT	4,106	285	4,391	45 . 60 %

4TH LEVY COURT DISTRICT		12 of 12 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ERIC L BUCKSON	7,568	341	7,909	100 . 00 %

6TH LEVY COURT DISTRICT		16 of 16 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GLEN M HOWELL	6,598	271	6,869	100 . 00 %

LEVY COURT AT LARGE		89 of 89 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
TERRY PEPPER	30,846	1,831	32,677	55 . 68 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JAMES CALLAWAY	24,756	1,247	26,003	44 . 32 %

SHERIFF		89 of 89 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
BRIAN E LEWIS	28,071	1,622	29,693	50 . 81 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JASON MOLLOHAN	27,287	1,453	28,740	49 . 19 %

REGISTER OF WILLS		73 of 73 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CYNTHIA GREEN	58,522	4,437	62,959	100 . 00 %

RECORDER OF DEEDS		73 of 73 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
SCOTT M DAILEY	58,287	4,430	62,717	100 . 00 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4		15 of 15 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PAULETTE ANN RAPPA	9,377	1,240	10,617	46 . 02 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DOUGLAS B HUDSON	11,373	1,076	12,449	53 . 98 %

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5		14 of 14 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ELLEN M MAGEE	6,470	559	7,029	39 . 45 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
JOHN L RIELEY	10,136	650	10,786	60 . 55 %

SUSSEX COUNTY SHERIFF		73 of 73 Districts Reported
	Machine Votes	Absentee Votes	Total Votes	Percent Votes
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ROBERT T LEE	57,950	4,424	62,374	100 . 00 %

Leaderless DOE Fails To Deliver On Charter School Transparency & The Big Plan For NCS

When you don’t have a leader going on a fifth month is it any wonder the Charter School Office is going to Hell in a hand basket?  As the authorizer for seven charter schools under renewal this year, the Delaware Department of Education can’t even follow their own timeline.  It seems like things are going on behind the scenes with Newark Charter School during all this.