F. Gary Simpson

F. Gary Simpson

Member of the Delaware Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 1999
Preceded by	Robert Voshell
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Milford, Delaware
Alma mater	University of Delaware

F. Gary Simpson^[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate since January 12, 1999, representing District 18.^[2]

Education

Simpson earned his BS and MS at the University of Delaware.

2012 Simpson won the September 11, 2012, Republican primary with 1,515 votes (68.0%)^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 13,198 votes.^[4]
1998, when Democratic Senator Robert Voshell retired and left the District 18 seat open, Simpson was unopposed for the September 12, 1998, Republican primary and won the November 3, 1998, general election with 6,458 votes (53.1%) against Democratic nominee Gary Downes.^[5]
2002 Simpson was unopposed for the September 10, 2002, Republican primary and won the November 5, 2002, general election with 8,875 votes 57.4%) against Democratic nominee John Burton.^[6]
2004 Simpson was unopposed for the September 11, 2004, Republican primary and won the November 2, 2004, general election with 14,392 votes (63.3%) against Democratic nominee F. Thomas Savage.^[7]
2008 Simpson and Downes were both unopposed for their September 9, 2008, primaries, setting up a rematch of their 1998 contest; Simpson won the November 4, 2008, general election with 14,596 votes (55.1%) against Downes.^[8]

↑ "Senator F. Gary Simpson". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "Gary Simpson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 3, 1998. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

Current statewide political officials of Delaware

U.S. Senators	Tom Carper Chris Coons

U.S. Representative	John Carney, At-large representative

State government	Jack Markell, Governor Vacant, Lieutenant Governor Jeffrey Bullock, Secretary of State Matt Denn, Attorney General Ken Simpler, Treasurer Thomas Wagner, Auditor

Senate	Patricia Blevins, Acting President and President pro tempore David McBride, Majority Leader Gary Simpson, Minority Leader

House	Peter Schwartzkopf, Speaker Valerie Longhurst, Majority Leader Daniel Short, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Leo Strine, Chief Justice Randy Holland Collins Seitz Karen Valihura James Vaughn, Justices

Members of the Delaware State Senate

148th General Assembly (2015–2017) President of the Senate: Vacant President pro tempore: Patricia Blevins (D) Majority Leader: David McBride (D) Minority Leader: F. Gary Simpson (R)

Harris McDowell III (D) Margaret Rose Henry (D) Robert I. Marshall (D) Gregory Lavelle (R) Catherine Cloutier (R) Ernesto Lopez (R) Patricia Blevins (D) David Sokola (D) Karen Peterson (D) Bethany Hall-Long (D) Bryan Townsend (D) Nicole Poore (D) David McBride (D) Bruce Ennis (D) David G. Lawson (R) Colin Bonini (R) Brian Bushweller (D) F. Gary Simpson (R) Brian G. Pettyjohn (R) Gerald Hocker (R) Bryant Richardson (R)

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