As usual, Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News had it first. He was one of the more Chamber-centric D’s in the House Democratic caucus, and he consistently opposed minimum wage increases. Having said that, longtime DL follower Joanne Christian has praised Quin’s constituent service work. The 8th RD is a Middletown-based district, and has the following registration: 9,284 D; 4915 R; and 4603 I. This question from Matt is, to put it mildly, premature:
“Will leadership replace Johnson with Capital Improvement Committee co-chair Deb Heffernan or someone else?”
That, of course, assumes that the Trooper Troika of Speaker Pete, Our PAL Val, and the former FOP head remain intact. They could always count on Quin’s vote. Which perhaps explains why Longhurst had tears in her eyes today.
Wouldn’t be shocked if Quin has someone picked out to run in his stead. Which doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t file if you live in the 8th.