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Trey Charles Paradee
2018 - Present
2028
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Trey Charles Paradee (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 7, 2028.
Paradee (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
William "Trey" Charles Paradee, III was born in Kent County, Delaware. He earned a B.A. in English with a concentration in business and technical writing from the University of Delaware in 1991, and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1998. Paradee’s career experience includes working as a financial advisor and owner of Paradee Financial Limited Liability Company. As of November 2019, he served on the Executive Committee of the DelMarVa Council of the Boy Scouts of America.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Paradee was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Banking, Business, and Insurance Committee, Vice Chair
- Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee
- Finance Committee, Chair
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
- Joint Finance Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Paradee was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Banking, Business, and Insurance Committee, Vice-Chair
- Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee, Vice-Chair
- Finance Committee, Chair
- Joint Finance Committee, Vice-Chair
2019-2020
Paradee was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Finance Committee
- Banking, Business, and Insurance Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Energy Committee, Vice-Chair
- Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, Chair
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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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| • Energy, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology, Vice chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Paradee served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| • Energy, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology, Vice chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Paradee served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce |
| • Energy, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology, Chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 17
Incumbent Trey Charles Paradee won election in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trey Charles Paradee (D) | 100.0 | 14,630 |
| Total votes: 14,630 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Trey Charles Paradee advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 17.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Paradee in this election.
2022
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 17
Incumbent Trey Charles Paradee defeated Ed Ruyter in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trey Charles Paradee (D) | 64.4 | 7,551 |
 | Ed Ruyter (R) | 35.6 | 4,174 | |
| Total votes: 11,725 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Trey Charles Paradee advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ed Ruyter advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 17.
2018
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 17
Trey Charles Paradee defeated Justin King in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trey Charles Paradee (D) | 64.3 | 9,343 |
| Justin King (R) | 35.7 | 5,194 | ||
| Total votes: 14,537 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 17
Trey Charles Paradee advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 17 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Trey Charles Paradee |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 17
Justin King defeated Donyale Hall in the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 17 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Justin King | 67.5 | 1,240 | |
 | Donyale Hall | 32.5 | 596 | |
| Total votes: 1,836 | |||
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2016
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 W. Charles Paradee defeated Janice Gallagher and Ruth A. James in the Delaware House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2][3]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  W. Charles Paradee Incumbent |
62.02% | 6,777 | |
| Republican | Janice Gallagher | 35.85% | 3,918 | |
| Green | Ruth A. James | 2.13% | 233 | |
| Total Votes | 10,928 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent W. Charles Paradee ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | W. Charles Paradee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Janice Gallagher ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Janice Gallagher (unopposed) | |
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 William Charles Paradee III was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Peter M. Kramer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paradee defeated Kramer in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Charles Paradee III Incumbent |
57.4% | 3,332 | |
| Republican | Peter M. Kramer | 42.6% | 2,471 | |
| Total Votes | 5,803 | |||
2012
Paradee ran in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 29. Paradee ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated Lincoln D. Willis in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Charles Paradee |
54.3% | 5,183 | |
| Republican | Lincoln Willis Incumbent | 45.7% | 4,358 | |
| Total Votes | 9,541 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2014
Paradee's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
Increasing our quality of life and creating jobs without growing the government
- Excerpt: "I am hopeful that the pilot program recently authorized by the General Assembly to target waste, fraud, and inefficiencies in our Medicaid system will lead to significant savings. We also need to reduce the amount of redundant administrative positions in our schools."
Seeking bipartisan solutions and compromise for improving our state’s transportation infrastructure
- Excerpt: "I hate paying taxes as much as anyone, and I would prefer not to raise them. Both parties understand that we must address our infrastructure needs, which is why our General Assembly needs to work together to come up with a bi-partisan solution."
Money for clean water initiatives should come from the normal budgetary process
- Excerpt: "I do not support the idea of creating another trust fund that will be administered by government bureaucrats. I want cleaner waterways as much as anyone, but these types of projects should go through the normal budget writing process."
Reduce tax burden on casinos in order to preserve their long term viability as a source of revenue
- Excerpt: "If we don’t do something, we will kill the goose that laid the golden egg. In order to preserve thousands of Kent County jobs tied directly to the casinos and racetracks, I would prefer to see the tax rate on slot machine revenues reduced from the current rate of 43.5%."
Reasonable wage increases for state employees
- Excerpt: "Merit position state employees are the lifeblood of our government and the services it provides to our citizens. Many of these employees are currently paid much less than the median income in the state, and many have not seen regular cost of living wage increases for some time. I support providing state workers with wage increases commensurate to those we see year to year in the private sector for similar level positions."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 9 to June 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 30. |
2022
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In 2022, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30. |
2019
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In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Delaware State Senate District 17 |
Officeholder Delaware State Senate District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "Senator Trey Charles Paradee," accessed November 30, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ Elect Paradee, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brian Bushweller (D) |
Delaware State Senate District 17 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Delaware House of Representatives District 29 2012-2018 |
Succeeded by William Bush (D) |
