Wilmington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina,the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek,near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton,Earl of Wilmington,who was prime minister during the reign of George II of Great Britain.
Michael Newbold Castle is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Russell Wilbur Peterson was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington,Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party. An influential environmentalist,he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon Society.
James Caleb Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont,Delaware. A liberal Republican,he was commonly known by his middle name,Caleb,frequently shortened to Cale.
Preston Lea was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware.
James Ponder was an American merchant and politician from Milton in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate Highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami,Florida,north to the Canada–United States border in Houlton,Maine. In the state of Delaware,the route runs for 23.43 miles (37.71 km) across the Wilmington area in northern New Castle County from the Maryland state line near Newark northeast to the Pennsylvania state line in Claymont. I-95 is the only primary Interstate Highway that enters Delaware,although it also has two auxiliary routes within the state. Between the Maryland state line and Newport,I-95 follows the Delaware Turnpike,a toll road with a mainline toll plaza near the state line. Near Newport,the Interstate has a large interchange with Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) and the southern termini of I-295 and I-495. I-95 becomes the Wilmington Expressway from here to the Pennsylvania state line and heads north through Wilmington concurrent with U.S. Route 202 (US 202). Past Wilmington,I-95 continues northeast to Claymont,where I-495 rejoins the route right before the Pennsylvania state line.
Caleb Rodney Layton was an American physician and politician,from Georgetown,in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party,who served two terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware.
Delaware has three county boards of election which are charged with the calculation and certification of election results,election dispute resolution,validation of qualified voter rolls and of materials used during elections,such as voting machines. Delaware also has a State Election Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Delaware Senate.
Velda Jones-Potter is an American businesswoman and politician. She was appointed by Jack Markell to finish out his term as Delaware State Treasurer when he was elected governor in 2008. She lost her bid for election in the 2010 Democratic primary to Chip Flowers. She is currently the Wilmington City Treasurer and a candidate for mayor in the 2024 election.
Dennis P. Williams is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Wilmington,Delaware,from 2013 to 2017. He previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013 in a district based in northern Wilmington. He won the mayoral election for the city of Wilmington on November 6,2012. Williams ran for a second term as mayor in 2016,but lost in the primary to Mike Purzycki,who succeeded him as mayor.
Charles Potter Jr. is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He was defeated by Nnamdi Chukwuocha in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Stephanie T. Bolden is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 2.
The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term,but was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13,2016,by Mike Purzycki,the former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation. Purzycki defeated Republican Robert Martin and Delaware Independent Steven Washington in the general election.
Sarah Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She serves in the Delaware Senate representing District 3,which covers parts of Wilmington,including the downtown and Riverfront areas.
Darius J. Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. A former Wilmington city councilmember,he was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2018,representing district 2.
Mick Purzycki is an American internet entrepreneur and the CEO of Jerry Media. He is the co-creator and Emmy nominated producer of the 2019 Netflix documentary Fyre,in which he also appears. He is the founder and lead strategist for Meme 2020,an issue based political marketing company that launched the first influencer marketing campaign in presidential political history when collaborating with the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. Purzycki is also the founder of Jerry News,Civil Jewelry,Meme Media and Biff's Crush.
The 2020 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent mayor Mike Purzycki won re-election to a second term. Mike Purzycki first won election in 2016 with 82.2% of the vote.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Delaware,United States.
The 2024 Wilmington mayoral election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent Democratic mayor Mike Purzycki was re-elected in 2020 unopposed. Purzycki announced on October 3,2023,that he would not seek a third term in office.
