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Bryon Short
Bryon H. Short is a former Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7 from 2007 to 2018. Short did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Short was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-Large Congressional District of Delaware.[1] Short dropped out of the race in April 2016, citing fundraising difficulties.[2]
Biography
Short previously worked as a caseworker for Congressman Thomas Carper.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce, Chair |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Revenue & Finance, Vice chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Short served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce, Chair |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Revenue & Finance, Vice chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Short served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce, Chair |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Revenue & Finance, Vice Chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Short served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce, Chair |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Short served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce, Chair |
| • Energy |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Veterans Affairs |
Campaign themes
2014
Short's website highlighted the following issues:[3]
Airplane noise
- Excerpt: "Bryon Short has been working in conjunction with Senator Tom Carper and DelDOT to establish a permanent airplane noise monitor in our district."
Open Government & Ethics
- Excerpt: "I am committed to making sure that government serves the public, not the special interests. To that end, one of my first official acts was to sign on as a sponsor of several bills making government more open and responsive."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
Bryon Short did not file to run for re-election.
2016
State House
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Bryon Short defeated Robert Wilson in the Delaware House of Representatives District 7 general election.[4][5]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bryon Short Incumbent |
90.10% | 8,277 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Wilson | 9.90% | 909 | |
| Total Votes | 9,186 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Bryon Short defeated David Brady in the Delaware House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[6][7][4]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bryon Short Incumbent |
63.34% | 1,199 | |
| Democratic | David Brady | 36.66% | 694 | |
| Total Votes | 1,893 | |||
U.S. House
Short ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Delaware's At-Large District.[1] He dropped out of the race in April 2016.[2]
2014
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Incumbent Bryon H. Short was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Robert Wilson (L) in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bryon H. Short Incumbent |
86.1% | 4,392 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Wilson | 13.9% | 707 | |
| Total Votes | 5,099 | |||
2012
Short ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 7. Short ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated Daniel Lepre and Robert Wilson in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bryon Short Incumbent |
68.2% | 7,280 | |
| Republican | Daniel Lopre | 30% | 3,204 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Wilson | 1.8% | 188 | |
| Total Votes | 10,672 | |||
2010
Short won re-election to the 7th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Short defeated Judith Travis (R) and Scott Gesty in the November 2, 2010, general election.[12]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 6 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bryon Short (D)
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4,983 | 56.9% | ||
| Judith Travis (R) | 3,619 | 41.3% | ||
| Scott Gesty (Ind. Party of Delaware) | 87 | 1.0% | ||
| Scott Gesty (L) | 75 | 0.8% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Short won re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives from Delaware's 7th District, defeating James Bowers (R). Short received 6,281 votes in the election, while Bowers received 4,443 votes.[13] Short raised $104,308 for his campaign; Bowers raised $99,063.[14]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 7 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bryon Short (D)
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6,281 | 58.6% | ||
| James Bowers (R) | 4,443 | 41.4% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 14 through July 1.
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2013
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Personal
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When he served in the state House, Short was a member of the Boys and Girls Club Board and the Brandywine Young Men's Christian Association Board. He was a Darley Civic Association member and a volunteer with the Highland Woods Chestnut Street Clean Up Crew.[15]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Bryon + Short + Delaware + Legislature
See also
- Delaware House of Representatives
- Delaware House Committees
- Delaware House of Representatives District 7
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Bryon Short on Facebook
- Bryon Short on LinkedIn
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware Online, "Delaware Rep. Bryon Short declares for Congress," September 25, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WBOC 16, "State Rep. Bryon Short Drops Out of Congressional Race," April 5, 2016
- ↑ Bryonshort.com, "Issues (Archived)," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2008 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 20, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Delaware House District 7 2007–2018 |
Succeeded by Raymond Seigfried (D) |
