A Wilmington attorney who has served as an economic advisor to the U.S. State Department and Gov. Jack Markell is running for New Castle County Executive this fall, setting up a primary challenge for incumbent Tom Gordon. From WDEL:
Matt Meyer, a Democrat living in the city’s Trinity Vicinity, said on Wednesday that he decided to run because he felt residents deserved leadership that isn’t bogged down in political infighting and focuses more on the county’s economic status.
Meyer [is also] the founder of Vitumob, a web service that connects millions of people in Eastern Africa with distributors and retailers like Amazon, said he doesn’t believe the county is doing enough to retain existing businesses before drastic steps are needed, like the millions of dollars in state and county money offered to keep DowDupont spinoff businesses in Delaware.
“We’re looking at some of our core industries…it’s hard not to see–at least with respect to the big companies–there’s some decline there and we need real leadership to come up with innovative ways to build a new economy,” he said. […]
During his time with the state department, Meyer was also embedded with military personnel in Iraq and created a footwear business called Ecosandals while spending time in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sounds promising. At the very least, he gives someone to vote for in voting against Tom Gordon.