Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 19
“I would like to dedicate this next song to Dan Poliseno”:
1. Dan Poliseno: Filed March 9. Withdrew March 16. Meaning, as of now, Rep. Alonna Berry has no R opponent in RD 20. Unless you count the wife of Rethug Mark Schaeffer, who is running as a D, as a Republican. I do.
2. Cruce And Seigfried Deign To Face The Democratic Voters This Time. Both filed this week. Lewes resident Cruce will face Adrianna Leela Bohm in a primary in SD 1 (Wilmington and Bellefonte). Seigfried faces Shay Frisby in SD 5 (Claymont, the Ardens, Brandywine Hundred). Bohm and Frisby are infinitely preferable to the two Delaware Way insiders who benefited from caucuses to get their nominations. Yes, you can contribute at the links I’ve provided. Please do.
3. Jill Hicks Files In Sussex Council District 5. She’s already been touted by one of our fave commenters. Here’s more:
In a release on March 11, smart-growth advocate Jill Hicks announced that she will run for the Sussex County Council District 5 seat in the November 2026 election. Hicks plans to seek the Democratic nomination for the seat.
“County Council will soon be making decisions on planning and land use that will affect our lives for the next 10 years,” Hicks said in the release. “It’s vital to have a council member committed to change. I am that person. I am committed to bringing common-sense change and affordability priorities to the council.”
According to the release, Hicks most recently served on the Sussex County Land Use Reform Working Group, which recommended 20 major actions the council could take to better align growth with services and infrastructure.
In the release, Hicks also announced that she resigned as president of the Sussex Preservation Coalition, a group she co-founded with Sussex County Council member Jane Gruenebaum.
Hicks said she became active in land-use issues after developers proposed building in a forest and wetlands area near her home.
If elected, Hicks said she would promote policies supporting livable and affordable communities, smart land-use decisions, and infrastructure that keeps pace with development.
If she’s an ally of Jane Gruenebaum, I’m all for her.
4. Filings: Rep. Jeff Spiegelman (R-RD11); Incumbent D NCC Councilperson Dee Durham (CD 2) Incumbent D Mike Kozikowski (NCC Recorder of Deeds); Incumbent D Ciro Poppiti (NCC Register of Wills); D Ramona Bracy, challenging incumbent R Eugenia Thornton (Kent County Recorder of Deeds).
That’s all I’ve got this week. What’d I miss, and whaddayathink?
