Who Will Run For Bethany Hall-Long’s Senate Seat?

And you thought election season was over? HA!  Not in Delaware!  I know, many are suffering from Trump fatigue and depression.  But now that Bethany Hall-Long is the new Delaware Lieutenant Governor, there will be a special election in 2017 for her Senate seat in the 10th District.  With ten Republicans and ten Democrats, expect a lot of attention on this race.  The winner of this race determines party control of the Delaware Senate.  I know of a few possible contenders, although none have “officially” thrown their hat in the ring.

DEMOCRATS

State Rep. Earl Jaques: I see him as a top contender.  So much so that I asked him about it yesterday at a meeting at the Delaware Dept. of Education.  He didn’t rule it out, but he said it is something he and his wife are currently discussing.  Odds: 2-1

 

State Rep. Quinn Johnson: He and Bethany are very tight.  He lives in the district.  But he is also well-ensconced in the House.  Odds: 4-1

 

New Castle County Clerk of the Peace Ken Boulden: This could be a viable option if the state wants to save money.  If Jaques or Johnson won, there would have to be another special election for their State Rep. Seat should they win.  If Boulden won, it would save Delaware taxpayers from shelling out more money in what will be a very tight budget year.  And I hear there is interest!  Odds: 5-1

 

Dana Long: Would Bethany’s husband run for the Senate?  I don’t think he could steal this election!  Odds: Infinity-1

REPUBLICANS

John Marino: He ran for Bethany’s Senate seat in 2014 and lost.  But it was a VERY close race, with Hall-Long getting 51% of the vote and Marino getting 49%.  I can easily picture him making another run. Odds: 2-1

Matt Brown: He ran against Quinn Johnson in 2012.  Would he be willing to run for another race?  Odds 20-1

THE TWITTER PARTY

Precious Little: She made a name for herself in Delaware one September day in 2014.  Does she live in the district?  No, she lives in Estonia. But who cares!  This is Delaware where no one keeps track of that kind of silly stuff!  Odds: 3,000-1

Good News

Yesterday, Senator David Sokola laid his righteous judgment on Delaware blogs by stating we don’t talk about the good things happening in education.  While I gave public comment at the meeting when he said this, indicating that was the DOE’s job and I will do my thing, maybe he is right.  So here is some good news!

Senator David Sokola has a very worthy opponent for his Senate seat in the upcoming election and he is scared.  Real scared.

Delaware has great teachers that no test can ever measure.

The students of Delaware are awesome and they are not failures.

The parents of Delaware are watching the General Assembly like never before and are calling them out on their antics.

Governor Markell will be gone after January.

Pete Schwartzkopf and Valerie Longhurst pissed off a ton of parents, teachers, citizens, and even fellow legislators last night.  How is this good news?  It was live and recorded.

Charter schools will have to record their board meetings in a few months and post them on their website.

Everybody now knows the Smarter Balanced Assessment is the worst test Delaware ever made.

Meredith Chapman is running for the 8th Senate District seat.

Precious Little still makes me laugh… a lot.

John King gets grilled by the US House Education and the Workforce Committee on a monthly basis.

God gave me the good fortune to be present at certain times and places to witness and record what happens in Delaware education.

Winter is coming.