Peter Schwartzkopf

Pete Schwartzkopf

Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Gilligan
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2003
Preceded by	Richard DiLiberto

Personal details
Born	(1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington University (BA)

Peter C. Schwartzkopf is the Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives. He is a Democrat, and has represented the 14th district (Rehoboth Beach) since 2003.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Schwartzkopf is a member of the Ethics Committee, House Administration Committee, House Rules Committee, and is vice chair of the Legislative Council.^[4]

Electoral History

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2002
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	4,530	53.1
Republican	Michael A. Meoli	3,932	46.1
Libertarian	Everett M. Wodiska	70	0.8

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2004
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	8,396	67.8
Republican	Mary Spicer	3,880	31.3
Libertarian	Everett M. Wodiska	110	0.9

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	6,610	69.2
Republican	Kirk A. Pope, Jr.	2,838	31.3
Delaware Independent	Maurice J. Barros	100	1.1

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	10,616	100.0

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	6,425	53.7
	Republican	Christopher J. Weeks	5,546	46.3

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	8,250	89.9
	Libertarian	Margaret V. Melson	925	10.1

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	5,911	100.0

Delaware's 14th House District election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Schwarzkopf	9,297	63.6
	Republican	James Louis DeMartino	5,332	36.5

References

↑ "Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf". State of Delaware. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ Prado, Antonio (April 15, 2013). "Delaware steamrolls toward marriage equality". Milford Beacon. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ Chalmers, Mike (June 26, 2009). "Equality bill sparked debate over 'sin' and 'or'". News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. B1. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ "Peter Schwartzkopf's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2017-08-28.

External links

Vote Smart bio

Current statewide political officials of Delaware
U.S. Senators	Tom Carper Chris Coons
U.S. Representative	Lisa Blunt Rochester, At-large representative
State government	John Carney, Governor Bethany Hall-Long, Lieutenant Governor Jeffrey Bullock, Secretary of State Matt Denn, Attorney General Ken Simpler, Treasurer Thomas Wagner, Auditor
Senate	Bethany Hall-Long, President David McBride, President Pro tempore Margaret Rose Henry, Majority Leader Gary Simpson, Minority Leader
House	Peter Schwartzkopf, Speaker Valerie Longhurst, Majority Leader Daniel Short, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Leo Strine, Chief Justice Karen Valihura James Vaughn Collins Seitz Gary Traynor, Justices

Members of the Delaware House of Representatives
149th General Assembly (2017–2019) Speaker of the House: Peter Schwartzkopf (D) Majority Leader: Valerie Longhurst (D) Minority Leader: Daniel Short (R)
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