Dover is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area,which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden,PA–NJ–DE–MD,combined statistical area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent,England. As of 2020,its population was 39,403.
Caesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware,U.S. Senator from Delaware,U.S. Attorney General,and U.S. Minister to Argentina.
Stephen R. Speed,is a retired captain,U.S. Naval officer and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. Formerly on Dover City Council,he was elected as the non-partisan mayor of Dover,Delaware. Speed was Dover's second full-time mayor.
John Middleton "Jack" Vining was an American lawyer and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware,and a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as United States Representative and United States Senator from Delaware.
Walter Wolfkiel Bacon was an American politician and accountant from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served three terms as Mayor of Wilmington and two terms as Governor of Delaware. He is the only mayor of a Delaware city to have been elected Governor of Delaware.
Richard Cann McMullen was an American manufacturer and politician from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served as Governor of Delaware.
The Delaware Black Caucus, also known as the DBC,is a non-partisan American public policy,research and educational organization. The DBC is composed of African Americans elected as mayors,council members in the state of Delaware,as well as members of the Delaware General Assembly.
Dover High School is a high school located in Dover,Delaware. It is a part of the Capital School District.
Elections were held in Delaware on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on September 14,2010.
Carleton E. Carey Sr. is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Dover,Delaware,the capital of the U.S. state of Delaware,from 2007 to 2014. Carey is Dover's third full-time mayor.
James L. "Hutch" Hutchison Sr. is an American politician. Hutchison served as the first full-time Mayor of Dover,Delaware from 1994 to 2004. Hutchison is a member of the Republican Party. However,Dover's mayoral office is officially nonpartisan.
Stephanie T. Bolden is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 2.
Daniel B. Short is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 39. He was elected in 2006 to replace retiring Republican Tina Fallon in the House,after having lost a race for the Delaware Senate in the previous election. He served as the House Minority Leader between 2013-2023,and was previously the minority whip. He also served as a city council member and mayor of Seaford,Delaware. He earned an associate degree from the University of Delaware.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 8,2016,to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Delaware from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress.
The 2018 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 22,2018,to elect the mayor of Ottawa,Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.
Michael S. Purzycki is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 56th Mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Prior to serving as Mayor,Purzycki served as the executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation and helped redevelop the Wilmington Riverfront. Originally from Newark,Delaware,Purzycki attended the University of Delaware and had a short National Football League career for the New York Giants in the 1967–1968 season.
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.
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha is an American politician and poet. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 1. He is also the current Poet Laureate of Delaware,along with his twin brother,Al Mills.
Bryan W. Shupe is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives. He represents District 36,which includes south Milford,Ellendale,and Slaughter Beach. In 2018,Shupe was elected after winning the general election against Democratic nominee Don Allan. Prior to being elected to the Delaware House of Representatives,Shupe had served as mayor of the city of Milford.
