Delaware Republican lawmakers choose leadership for next General Assembly

State Republican lawmakers selected their management for the subsequent Common Meeting this week.

Home Republicans opted to fully overhaul their management, electing state Rep. Mike Ramone to switch state Rep. Danny Brief as Home Minority Chief. Brief has held the place since 2012, and he stays the longest-serving Home Republican.

Ramone’s ascension to a management place is very notable within the wake of his slim win on this month’s common election, eking out a margin so slim that it required a recount. Nonetheless, as a result of Ramone managed to carry a aggressive seat in New Fort County, state get together management talked about him as a attainable candidate for statewide workplace after this yr’s slate of Republican candidates fell brief.

Home Republicans additionally elected state Rep. Lyndon Yearick to switch state Rep. Tim Dukes as Home Minority Whip. Dukes has held the place for the previous two Common Meeting classes. The change additionally brings an finish to Sussex County’s dominance in Home Republican management.

In distinction, Senate Republicans choose to go away their management unchanged, reelecting state Sen. Gerald Hocker as Senate Minority Chief and state Sen. Brian Pettyjohn as Senate Minority Whip. Hocker has held the highest management place for 3 Common Meeting classes, and Pettyjohn has served as whip for the previous two classes.