Delaware State Senate District 4 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Delaware, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Delaware State Senate District 4 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Delaware State Senate District 4

Incumbent Laura Sturgeon defeated Ted Kittila in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Sturgeon (D)	56.6	10,762
		Ted Kittila (R)	43.4	8,259

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,021
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Ted Kittila (R)

Our Children deserve a world-class education.

Our Neighbors deserve strong communities.

Our Citizens deserve a real change.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ted Kittila (R)

My main area of concern is our school system. Currently, 70% of Delaware's students are not testing at grade level in math, and 58% are not testing at grade level in language arts. While this is a trend that preceded COVID, the pandemic made it worse. I want accountability and transparency with respect to how schools are spending resources. COVID funds -- which should go to teaching -- are actually not being used this way. Instead, it is being spent on infrastructure. We can do so much better. Additionally, even though the State of Delaware has had $2.9 billion in surpluses over the past two years, the decision was made to not fully fund mental health support in schools for High Schools and Charter Schools. This needs to change. My website, www.ted4delaware.com, provides more details regarding my public policy concerns.

See also

More about these elections:

• Delaware State Senate elections, 2022

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