John L. Rieley
Candidate for County Council, Sussex County, District 5
Background
- Occupation
- Sussex County Council vice president (District 5); farm owner
- Campaign website
- johnrieley.com
Elected to the Sussex County Council in 2018 and now its vice president. Owner and operator of Rieley Farms, he has worked in food service management and financial planning, was two-term president of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, and sits on the Sussex Land Trust board.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supported budgets with no property tax increase since 2018
ReportReelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
“No property tax increases since I have been elected”
Public safety
Supported more funding for libraries, fire companies, police
ReportReelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
“Increased funding for libraries, fire companies and police coverage”
Housing
Supported rewriting the county workforce rental ordinance
ReportReelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
“Helped rewrite and improve the county workforce rental ordinance”
Environment & parks
Voted for the county's first forest preservation ordinance
ReportSussex County adopts forest preservation ordinanceNews coverage · Cape Gazette · Sep 2, 2026 · capegazette.com
“Passing this ordinance was crucial to protecting one of the qualities that makes Sussex County such a special place”
Voted for forested buffers to cut inland bay runoff
ReportReelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
“Passed ordinances to increase forested buffers and reduce runoff into the inland bays”
Secured farmland and open space preservation via Sussex Land Trust
ReportReelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
“Preserved 7,677 acres through Farmland Preservation and purchase of open space on the Board of Sussex Land Trust”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John L. Rieley on them.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- General Election 11/3/2026: Filed Candidates by Office
Election filing · State of Delaware, Department of Elections · elections.delaware.gov
- General Election 11/3/2026: Filed Candidates by Office (Sussex County offices and districts)
Election filing · State of Delaware, Department of Elections · elections.delaware.gov
- John L. Rieley - Council Vice President
Government record · Sussex County · sussexcountyde.gov
- Sussex County adopts forest preservation ordinance
News coverage · Cape Gazette · Sep 2, 2026 · capegazette.com
- Reelect John Rieley - John Rieley For County Council (archived copy)
Campaign website · John Rieley · web.archive.org
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