Diana Welch
Diana Welch ran for election for Mayor of Dover in Delaware. Welch lost in the general election on April 18, 2023.
Welch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Diana Welch earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 1987, a bachelor's degree from Columbia Pacific University in 1994, and an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 1999.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Dover, Delaware (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Dover
Incumbent Robin Christiansen defeated Diana Welch in the general election for Mayor of Dover on April 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robin Christiansen (Nonpartisan) | 63.1 | 900 |
 | Diana Welch (Nonpartisan)  | 36.9 | 526 | |
| Total votes: 1,426 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Diana Welch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Welch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After several years of government contract work with multiple agencies around the globe, Diana decided to settle down and invest in her adopted hometown. With more than 24 years of combined military and federal service, Diana "Landed in Delaware by accident and stayed on purpose." She began purchasing and restoring several 100-year-old buildings in Downtown Dover and opened successful small businesses in the buildings she restored. Diana Welch has been a business owner, investor, and entrepreneur for over two decades, working and serving Downtown Dover by providing jobs and housing. She can see the potential in Dover and understands the challenges facing residents and businesses as Dover grows.
She has been married to Jeff Welch, a retired Dover Police Officer, for 26 years. She has one son Ryan, who is also a local businessman in Downtown Dover.- Economic Revival and Recovery. We need to recruit businesses that provide higher paying jobs, which in turn keeps our college graduate talent here. Expanding the housing availability inventory to provide housing for all income levels. We must expand transit availability so access to employment is better. Implementing these concepts will have the intended outcome of also reducing crime.
- Crime reduction. Currently Dover is 108% higher than the national average for crime as reported by current FBI crime statistics. I intend to reduce crime in the City of Dover using state-of-the-art technology, force multipliers, reformation, and training.
- Livability. Dover is currently ranked very poorly on the livability scale, which includes factors including housing, crime, transportation, amenities, and cost of living.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 20, 2023
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