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Charles Potter Jr. | |
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| Member of the DelawareHouseofRepresentatives from the 1st district | |
| In office January 8, 2013 –January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis P. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Nnamdi Chukwuocha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilmington,Delaware,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Velda Jones-Potter |
| Alma mater | Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington College |
Charles Potter Jr. is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. [1] He was defeated by Nnamdi Chukwuocha in the 2018 Democratic primary. [2]
Potter was born in Wilmington,Delaware. He attended Delaware Technical Community College and graduated from Wilmington College. [3]
In 2017,Potter and his wife,Velda Jones-Potter,were at risk of losing their home to a sheriff's sale as a result of "ongoing litigation stemming from home repairs." [4] A Delaware Superior Court judge rejected all of the couple's complaints after finding them liable for failing to pay a construction contractor over $60,000 and criticized their "kitchen sink" tactics in the litigation. [5] [6] The Delaware Supreme Court rejected two appeals by the couple,and upheld a judgement of $116,000,plus interest,against them in 2018. [7]
In 2018,the Delaware Superior Court rejected an attempt by the Potters to force the City of Wilmington's Licenses and Inspections Department to hold the contractor liable for code violations. The judge ruled that the couple cannot use the city to obtain compensation for losing their earlier legal disputes and criticized their use of the courts as spiteful. [8] The Potters' appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court was rejected in 2019. [9]
Shortly before losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary,Potter used his position on the floor of the Delaware House of Representatives to criticize the Superior Court judges who had ruled against him. [10] [2]
Potter used his position on the House floor to name and shame judges who decided against him.
A well-known political duo may lose their Wilmington house at next month's sheriff's sale following nearly five years of litigation over a home-improvement contract that a judge referred to as 'tortured history.' ... The defendants' tactics were compared to a 'kitchen sink' approach by Superior Court Judge Abigail M. LeGrow who last month denied—in great detail—an appeal by the Potters.
Judge Charles Butler said on Monday it is Wilmington's prerogative whether or not to enforce code violations and that he would not order the administration to get involved. 'Y'all fought your fight with SC&A... the litigation didn't turn out well,' Butler said. 'So now you want to use the city's L&I enforcement authority to get what you didn't get in your arbitration action." ... The judge suggested the money the Potters spent on a lawyer would be better spent just fixing the work they allege is defective. 'These people are all cutting off their nose to spite their face,' Butler said.
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