The Delaware State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police hosted its Biennial Conference in Ocean City, Md. from Oct. 11-13, during the conference several members were elected to the board of directors for a two year term.
The Delaware State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police hosted its Biennial Conference in Ocean City, Md. from Oct. 11-13, during the conference several members were elected to the board of directors for a two year term.
The following members were elected to the board of directors:
President – Fred Calhoun, Lodge 5 New Castle County Police
Vice President - Doug Watts, Lodge 10 Probation and Parole
Secretary - Jeff Gates, Lodge 7 University of Delaware Police
Treasurer - Curtis Davis, Lodge 4 Newark Police
2nd V President – Mike Lawson, Lodge 1 Wilmington Police
3rd V President - Mike Konnick, Lodge 15 Dover Police
Financial Sec - Ralph Hauck, Lodge 1 Wilmington Police
Editor - Matt Kent, Lodge 11 Capitol Police
Chaplin - Frank Cooke, Lodge 5 New Castle County Police
The following political endorsements were approved by the delegates present from the seventeen local lodges, representing approximate 2,400 members of active and retired law enforcement officers throughout the State of Delaware.
US Senator - Thomas Carper
US Congress - John Carney, Jr.
Governor - Jack Markell
Lt Governor - Matthew Denn
State Senate
State Senate District 1 - Harris McDowell III
State Senate District 2 - Margaret Rose Henry
State Senate District 3 - Robert Marshall
State Senate District 5 - Catherine Cloutier
State Senate District 7 - Patricia Blevins
State Senate District 8 - David Sokola
State Senate District 9 - Karen Peterson
State Senate District 10 –Bethany Hall-Long
State Senate District 11 –Bryan Townsend
State Senate District 12 - Dorinda Connor
State Senate District 13 – David McBride
State Senate District 14 – Bruce Ennis
State Senate District 15 – Dave Lawson
State Senate District 16 – Colin Bonini
State Senate District 17 – Brian Bushweller
State Senate District 18 – Gary Simpson
State Senate District 21 – Robert Venables, Sr.
House of Representatives
2nd District - Stephanie Bolden
3rd District – Helene Keeley
4th District – Gerald Bradley
5th District – Melanie Smith
7th District – Bryon Short
8th District – Quinton Johnson
9th District – Rebecca Walker
10th District – Dennis E. Williams
11th District – Lynne Newlin
13th District – John Mitchell
14th District – Peter Schwartzkopf
15th District – Valerie Longhurst
16th District – James Johnson
17th District – Michael Mulrooney
19th District – Kimberly Williams
20th District – Stephen Smyk
21st District – Michael Ramone
22nd District – Joseph Miro
23rd District – Paul Baumbach
24th District – Edward Osienski
26th District – John Viola
27th District – Earl Jaques
28th District – William Carson, Jr.
31st District – Darryl Scott
32nd District – Ellis Parrott
35th District – David Wilson
36th District – Harvey Kenton
37th District – Ruth Briggs King
39th District – Daniel Short
41st District – John Atkins
Other offices endorsements were issued:
Delaware Insurance Commissioner – Karen Weldin Stewart
New Castle County Executive – Thomas Gordon
New Castle County Council President – Christopher Bullock
New Castle County Council 12th District – Bill Bell
Mayor City of Wilmington – Dennis Williams
City of Wilmington Council District 7 – Robert Williams