House Minority Leader Dick Cathcart announced today that he will retire from the General Assembly (h/t anon). The News Journal has the story.
House Minority Leader Richard Cathcart, R-Middletown, will not seek re-election for the seat he has held for 13 years.
Cathcart, who led the minority caucus and frequently butted heads with Gov. Jack Markell, announced today that he will retire this year to spend more time concentrating on his job at Delaware State University.
“This is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make. It was clear that I had to reduce the stress of doing two jobs,” Cathcart said in a news release. “It was then that, with my wife Linda, I began to reassess my life and consider options. After weighing many factors and looking at what made the most sense for my family and me, there was only one difficult course of action – announce my retirement.”
This immediately puts the 9th representative district race on the radar. The Democratic candidate is Richard Griffiths. No Republican has filed yet but Cathcart endorsed John Marino.