Hildi Bachtle
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- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state senator votes on Delaware laws and the state budget and confirms the Governor's appointments.
Steven Washington
Ind Pty of DE
Special education teacher · Wilmington
The gist
- Supports funding community violence intervention
- Supports equitable school funding and universal pre-K
- Supports tenant protections and down-payment assistance
- Proposes investing in city parks, transit and water systems
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Supports funding community violence intervention
About Steve’s Campaign — Elect Steve WashingtonCampaign website · Elect Steve Washington · votestevewashington.com
“I will fund community violence intervention, promote police accountability, and expand mental health first responders to handle non-violent crises.”
Supports equitable school funding and universal pre-K
About Steve’s Campaign — Elect Steve WashingtonCampaign website · Elect Steve Washington · votestevewashington.com
“I will fight for equitable school funding, expand vocational and trade training, and support universal Pre-K”
Supports tenant protections and down-payment assistance
About Steve’s Campaign — Elect Steve WashingtonCampaign website · Elect Steve Washington · votestevewashington.com
“I advocate for tenant protections, small business grants for local entrepreneurs, and expanded down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.”
Proposes investing in city parks, transit and water systems
About Steve’s Campaign — Elect Steve WashingtonCampaign website · Elect Steve Washington · votestevewashington.com
“I will invest in revitalizing city parks, improving DART transit and walkability, and modernizing our water infrastructure”
Dan Cruce
DemocraticIncumbent
State senator; chief operating officer, United Way of Delaware · Wilmington
The gist
- Pledges to fix property reassessment problems
- Supports making those with substantial wealth pay more
- Supports more funding for affordable child care
- Supports workers' right to organize
- Supports higher pay for education support professionals
- Supports the new public school funding formula
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Pledges to fix property reassessment problems
Focusing on Economic Security and Affordability — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“Fix property re-assessment problems (which happened in 2024 before I was elected to the State Senate).”
Supports making those with substantial wealth pay more
Focusing on Economic Security and Affordability — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“Work to ensure that those with substantial wealth pay their fair share.”
Supports more funding for affordable child care
Focusing on Economic Security and Affordability — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“Expand funding support for affordable child care.”
Supports workers' right to organize
Focusing on Economic Security and Affordability — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“Advocate for the rights of workers to organize, free from discrimination and harassment.”
Supports higher pay for education support professionals
Expanding Educational Opportunity — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“I am working closely with the Delaware State Education Association to raise the pay of our Education Support Professionals (ESPs)”
Supports the new public school funding formula
Expanding Educational Opportunity — Dan Cruce for State SenateCampaign website · Dan Cruce for State Senate · dancruce.com
“I fully support the new public school funding formula”
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