The Candidates listed below are the qualified, filed School Board Candidates for the 2023 School Board Elections, as determined by the State Election Commissioner pursuant to 14 Del. C. §§ 209, 1052, and 1075. This list of Candidates is final and there are no additional individuals awaiting a qualification determination by the Commissioner.
PLEASE NOTE: An individual seeking election to a school board is not considered an “official” candidate until (1) the individual files a completed, notarized filing form that is accepted by the Department of Elections; and (2) the Commissioner of Elections determines that an individual is qualified under 14 Del. C. § 209 (criminal background check and Delaware Child Protection Registry check) and under 14 Del. C. § 1052 (citizenship and residency requirement), as required under 14 Del. C. § 1075. A candidate’s name will be added to the Department’s online “filed school board candidates” list only after such determinations are made by the Commissioner of Elections, and the individual’s candidacy filing date will be noted as the date the filing form was first submitted to the Department of Elections.
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New Castle County
Appoquinimink School DistrictUp for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 1297 Bohemia Mill Rd
Middletown DE 19709
WITHDRAWN 3/27/2023
Email: lockeml@aol.com
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 115 Zachary Ln
Middletown DE 19709
Email: raypetkevis@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 685-4042
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 107 Marble House Dr
Bear DE 19701
WITHDRAWN 3/20/2023
Brandywine School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and C
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: PO Box 25142
Wilmington DE 19899
Email: shanika.perry@bsd.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 588-5800
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 27 Lawson Ave
Claymont DE 19703
Email: rgackerman@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 798-8526
Christina School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts C and E
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 353 Mourning Dove Dr
Newark DE 19711
Email: cacgilbert513@aol.com
Phone: (302) 463-0264
Term Expires June 30, 2027
WITHDRAWN 3/17/2023
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 4 Eaton Pl
Newark DE 19711
Email: doug@douglasdangermanley.com
Phone: (302) 898-3269
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 19 Montague Rd
Newark DE 19713
Email: lou4schoolboard@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 722-5193
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 108 Syracuse Dr
Newark DE 19713
Email: Lukepeng4de@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 650-3894
Colonial School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and C
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 26 Halcyon Dr
New Castle DE 19720
Email: rhandysr@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 983-6980
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 500 S Dupont Hwy Apt 230
New Castle DE 19720
Email: whitelisa2007@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 438-9289
Red Clay School District
Up for Election: Nominating Districts A and D
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: PO Box 3505
Wilmington DE 19807
Email: aenglishwynn@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 635-9251
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 2911 N Broom St
Wilmington DE 19802
WITHDRAWN 4/10/2023
Email: jingonboard@gmail.com
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 1704 N Bancroft Pkwy
Wilmington DE 19806
Email: schoolboard@shulli.org
Phone: (302) 709-1975
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 241 Westmoreland Ave
Wilmington DE 19804
Email: carlucciforredclay@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 657-9491
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Kent County
Caesar Rodney School DistrictUp for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 40 Plica Circle
Magnolia DE 19962
Email: tprophetbrink@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 526-6033
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 35 Cole Ct
Magnolia DE 19962
Email: emilyphelan13@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 244-4608
Capital School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 216 N Caroline Pl
Dover DE 19904
Email: sean.christiansen1@verizon.net
Phone: (302) 222-2275
Lake Forest School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 2004 Williamsville Rd
Houston DE 19954
Email: jordan.mccloskey@lf.k12.de.us
Phone: (302) 423-4144
Milford School District **
Up for Election: District A, B* and At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 7698 Wells Rd
Milford DE 19963
Email: ashconnell89@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 858-9405
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 8945 Clendaniel Pond Rd
Lincoln DE 19960
Email: dndeinert@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 228-8885
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 199 Jenkins Pond Rd
Milford DE 19963
Email: vic33elz@aol.com
Phone: (302) 632-2295
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 310 Waterway Dr
Frederica DE 19946
WITHDRAWN 3/10/2023
Email: dinae.woodside@msn.com
Phone: (302) 559-7352
Term Expires June 30, 2024*
Address: 56 Broad St
Houston DE 19954
Email: ljmassotti@comcast.net
Phone: (302) 222-8251
Smyrna School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 14 Wheeler Circle
Smyrna DE 19977
Email: fontainemarie64@yahoo.com
Phone: (302) 373-9012
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 3652 Sudlersville Rd
Clayton DE 19938
Email: bjwebber1@comcast.net
Phone: (302) 632-0887
Sussex County
Cape Henlopen School DistrictUp for Election: District A
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Phone: (302) 381-4133
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 24673 Tyndall Farm Lane
Milton DE 19968
Email: jessica@tyndalls.org
Phone: (302) 841-4142
Delmar School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 16212 Whitesville Rd
Delmar DE 19940
Email: bowdenconstructionde@gmail.com
Phone: (410) 726-6427
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 10802 Dorothy Rd
Laurel DE 19956
Email: Dawn4Delmar@gmail.com
Phone: (410) 726-2184
Indian River School District
Up for Election: District 2 (1 Seat) and District 3 (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 26183 Tuscany Drive
Millsboro DE 19966
Email: Michael@DrBE.org
Phone: (603) 391-8685
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 28 Haven Dr.
Georgetown DE 19947
Email: ljdiii20@hotmail.com
Phone: (856) 207-7955
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 24780 Peterkins Rd
Georgetown, De 19947
Email: ivandneal7@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 933-0430
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 28272 Warwick Rd
Millsboro DE 19947
Email: leolgawright@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 945-0830
Laurel School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 427 Center Street
Laurel DE 19956
Email: taylorisler427@comcast.net
Phone: (302) 875-0503
Seaford School District
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Phone: (302) 344-3276
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 780 Huston Street
Seaford DE 19973
Email: ssg9922@comcast.net
Phone: (302) 841-8244
Term Expires June 30, 2027
Address: 27007 Ellis Mill Road
Seaford DE 19973
Email: davidtull13@gmail.com
Phone: (302) 745-2849
Woodbridge School District **
Up for Election: At-Large (1 Seat)
Term Expires June 30, 2027
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* Fills balance of original unexpired term
** School District crosses county boundaries. Smyrna and Milford School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Kent County Office. Woodbridge School Board Elections and Referenda are both handled by Department of Elections - Sussex County Office
Disclaimer:
The information on this list is entered by the agency that accepted the nomination. The list is periodically updated. Filings received on a day may not be reported until the next business day.