The Chamber

Current Office: Representative
First Elected:
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Constance Merlet; 2 Children: Johanna, John
Birth date: 09/17/1945
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA
Home City: Newark DE
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Machinist, Philadelphia Newspapers, Incorporated, present General Foreman Machinist, Delaware City Refinery, 1978-2004 Machinist, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1963-1974

Education

AA, Bok Vocational-Technical, 1967

Committees

Education
Energy
Health and Human Development
Manufactured Housing
Natural Resources
Sunset
Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis and Government Accountability)

SB 137 Specialty-Tier Prescription Drugs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 65 Expansion of Criminal Nuisance Definition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 137 Specialty-Tier Prescription Drugs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 95 Motorcycle Helmet Requirement
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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SB 137 Specialty-Tier Prescription Drugs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 65 Expansion of Criminal Nuisance Definition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 137 Specialty-Tier Prescription Drugs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 95 Motorcycle Helmet Requirement
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 17 Authorizes Medical Marijuana
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 30 Same-Sex Civil Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 47 State Inspections of Abortion Clinics
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 1 Reduced Punishment for Drug Possession
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 317 Home Solicitation Regulations
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 234 Universal Recycling and Beverage Containers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 347 Raising the Reporting Age for Misdemeanors by Students
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 317 Home Solicitation Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 310 Legalizing Table Games
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 290 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 291 Estate Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 210 Liquor License Fee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 212 Alcohol Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 210 Liquor License Fee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 212 Alcohol Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 198 National Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 121 Adding Sexual Orientation to Delaware Anti-Discriminatory Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 117 School Board Elections
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 100 Reestablishing a Sports Lottery
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 107 Manufactured Housing Rental Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 300 2008-2009 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 518 Alcohol Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 190 Sports Betting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 4 Amendment to "Child's Victim Act"; State Immunity
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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