Charles Potter Jr.

Charles Potter Jr.

Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Dennis P. Williams
Personal details
Born	Wilmington, Delaware
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington College

Charles Potter Jr. (born in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 8, 2013 representing District 1.^[1]

Education

Potter attended Delaware Technical Community College and graduated from Wilmington College^[2] (now Wilmington University).

2012 When Democratic Representative Dennis P. Williams ran for mayor of Wilmington and left the District 1 seat open, Potter won the three-way September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,546 votes (63.9%),^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 9,321 votes.^[4]
2006 Potter challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Harris B. McDowell III for the District 1 senate seat in the four-way September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary, but lost, taking second;^[5] McDowell has held the seat since 1976.

↑ "Representative Charles Potter Jr.". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
↑ "Representative Charles Potter Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware 2012 Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

Members of the Delaware House of Representatives

148th General Assembly (2015–2017) Speaker of the House: Peter Schwartzkopf (D) Majority Leader: Valerie Longhurst (D) Minority Leader: Daniel Short (R)

Charles Potter Jr. (D) Stephanie Bolden (D) Helene Keeley (D) Gerald Brady (D) Melanie G. Smith (D) Debra Heffernan (D) Bryon Short (D) S. Quinton Johnson (D) Kevin Hensley (R) Sean Matthews (D) Jeffrey Spiegelman (R) Deborah Hudson (R) John Mitchell Jr. (D) Peter Schwartzkopf (D) Valerie Longhurst (D) James Johnson (D) Michael Mulrooney (D) David Bentz (D) Kimberly Williams (D) Stephen Smyk (R) Michael Ramone (R) Joseph Miró (R) Paul Baumbach (D) Edward Osienski (D) John Kowalko (D) John Viola (D) Earl Jaques Jr. (D) William Carson Jr. (D) W. Charles Paradee (D) William Outten (R) Sean Lynn (D) Andria Bennett (D) Vacant Lyndon Yearick (R) David L. Wilson (R) Harvey Kenton (R) Ruth Briggs King (R) Ronald E. Gray (R) Daniel Short (R) Timothy Dukes (R) Richard G. Collins (R)

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