The Democratic nominee for New Castle County Council President is…Tim Sheldon.
Here is the announcement sent by the Delaware Democratic party:
In a special convention on Monday evening, the Democratic Party chose County Councilman Tim Sheldon as their candidate for the special election for County Council President. The election will be held in late December or early January.
“We have selected an excellent candidate in Tim Sheldon,” said Erik Schramm, New Castle County Democratic Chairman. His years of experience serving our county as County Council member will equip him to serve our county and its residents well.”
Wilmington City Chairman Mark Murowany added, “I am proud of our selection, and also of the process allowing all Democratic committee members to take part. I am confident that Councilman Sheldon will run an excellent campaign and become our next Council President.”
Councilman Tim Sheldon, the Democratic candidate for New Castle County Council President., gave the following statement on his nomination:
“I am honored to be selected by my fellow Democrats to run for this office, and I look forward to having a conversation with all New Castle County residents about how we can improve the quality of life in our county.”
Bill Dunn, who also sought the nomination, congratulated Sheldon on his victory, and thanked the Democratic party for conducting an open, fair, and transparent process to select their nominee.
One thing we can’t say is that the nominee was picked by a small group of people in a smoke-filled room. The William Penn HS gym was packed with people and both candidates answered questions from the audience. There were at least 3 questions about helping people who are behind on mortgages or fines and several questions about public safety. It felt a bit like the nomination was decided before we even voted. Personally I thought both candidates started a little rough with their prepared statements and Sheldon was poor on the first few questions (basically avoiding). Sheldon got better near the end and Bill Dunn was the best I’ve seen him.