<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=19YXgz_1GvBL1P900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=19YXgz_1GvBL1P900" width="840" height="560" ><figcaption>Quinn Kirkpatrick / Delaware Public Media</figcaption></figure>Delaware’s newly elected GOP House members chose their leadership for the upcoming legislative session.Long-time State Rep. Danny Short (R-Seaford) replaces State Rep. Tim Dukes (R-Laurel) as Minority Leader. Short is the longest-serving current member of the House of Representatives - Democrat or Republican. He previously served as Minority Leader from 2013 to 2023.According to House GOP Caucus Director of Policy &amp; Communications Joseph Fulgham, Dukes was initially interested in continuing in his caucus leadership role, but fell ill several weeks ago and has been under going treatment. While Dukes is responding and expected to make a full recovery, Fulgham says he recognized that his health needed to take priority. "He also understood that organizing a new General Assembly requires a significant time commitment and level of engagement that he is not currently able to provide. Given his circumstances, he did not feel it would be prudent to seek a leadership position,” said Fulgham in a statement."Everybody in the caucus felt that what we probably needed to have was somone with temure and experience in being the leader of the caucus. I was leader of the caucus for 10 years consecutively and so they asked me if I'd go back in and I agreed," said Short.Short will lead the smallest GOP House Caucus in Delaware ever - with just 11 members. Democrats now hold a supermajority in that chamber, meaning they can pass most money bills and constitutional amendments without Republican votes. Short says they expect Democrats to pursue a number of constitutional amendments with that power."I’m sure they will do that. We’ll see where and how they come up with the items they pass," said Short. "Some of them have passed their (first leg) of the General Assembly and several of our colleagues have voted for a couple of these items that will probably be reintroduced. So we'll take them one at a time."Constitution amendements must pass in two separate two-year General Assembly sessions to be enacted.State Rep. Valerie Jones Giltner (R-Georgetown) replaces Jeff Spiegelman (R-Clayton) as Minority Whip.Until this election, Giltner was the only Republican woman in either the state Senate or House chamber. She’s joined now by State Sen. Emily Thompson in the Senate and two new women in the House: State Reps. Carlie Carey and Morgan Hudson.At 11 members, this is the smallest GOP House Caucus in Delaware ever. Democrats now hold a supermajority in that chamber, meaning they can pass money bills and constitutional amendments without Republican votes.The full House will formally vote on a House Speaker during the first day of the 2027 legislative session. Democrats have tapped State Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown (D-New Castle) to remain in that position.</div></body>

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Delaware’s newly elected GOP House members chose their leadership for the upcoming legislative session. Long-time State Rep. Danny Short (R-Seaford) replaces State Rep. Tim Dukes (R-Laurel) as Minority Leader. Short is the longest-serving current member of the House of Representatives - Democrat or Republican. He previously served as Minority Leader from 2013 to 2023.

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