Gerald Hocker | |
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Minority Leader of the Delaware Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gary Simpson |
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 20th district | |
Assumed office November 7,2012 | |
Preceded by | George Bunting |
Member of the DelawareHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district | |
In office November 6,2002 –November 7,2012 | |
Preceded by | Shirley Price |
Succeeded by | Ronald Gray |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewes,Delaware,U.S. | January 9,1948
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Delaware (BS) |
Website | Official website |
Gerald W. Hocker (born January 9,1948) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Delaware Senate,where he has represented the 20th district since 2012. [1] Hocker previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives where he represented the 38th District from 2002 to 2012. Hocker has been the Senate Minority Leader since 2019. [2]
Hocker was born on January 9,1948,at Beebe Hospital in Lewes,Delaware. He was raised in Millville,Delaware where he graduated from Lord Baltimore High School in 1966. He then attended the University of Delaware,ultimately graduating with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. [3]
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