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## Contents

* 1 Function
* 2 Membership
* 2.1 2017 legislative session
* 2.2 2015 legislative session
* 2.3 2013-2014
* 2.4 2011-2012
* 2.5 2009-2010
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

The House Administration Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives. The membership of the House Administration Committee shall be made up of the Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Leader and Minority Whip. The Majority Leader shall be the chairperson of the House Administration Committee.[1]

Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[2] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[3] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[4] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[5] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[6]

See rules: House Resolution 3

## Function[edit]

“  | Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[7][8] | ”

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## Membership[edit]

This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

### 2021-2022 legislative session

House Administration Committee, 2021-2022

Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0)

* Valerie Longhurst Chair
* Peter Schwartzkopf
* John Mitchell Jr.

* Daniel Short
* Timothy Dukes

### 2019-2020 legislative session

House Administration Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0)

* Valerie Longhurst Chair
* Peter Schwartzkopf
* John Mitchell Jr.

* Daniel Short
* Timothy Dukes

### 2017 legislative session[edit]

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

House Administration Members, 2017

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (2)
• Valerie Longhurst, Chair| • Daniel Short
• John Viola, Vice chair| • Deborah Hudson
• Peter Schwartzkopf|

### 2015 legislative session[edit]

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

House Administration Members, 2015

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (2)
• Valerie Longhurst, Chair| • Deborah Hudson
• Peter Schwartzkopf| • Daniel Short
• John Viola|

### 2013-2014[edit]

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

House Administration Members, 2013

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (2)
• Valerie Longhurst, Chair| • Deborah Hudson
• Peter Schwartzkopf, Vice Chair| • Daniel Short
• John Viola|

### 2011-2012[edit]

House Administration Members, 2011

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (2)
• Peter Schwartzkopf, Chair| • Gerald Hocker
• Valerie Longhurst| • Gregory Lavelle
• Robert Gilligan|

### 2009-2010[edit]

House Administration Members, 2009

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (2)
• Peter Schwartzkopf, Chair| • Richard Cathcart
• Valerie Longhurst| • Daniel Short
• Robert Gilligan|

## External links[edit]

* 2021 committee page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 28(c))
2. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
3. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
4. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
5. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
6. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
7. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 34(a))
8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Current members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Peter Schwartzkopf

Representatives

District 1

Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D)

District 2

Stephanie Bolden (D)

District 3

Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)

District 4

Charles Freel (D)

District 5

Kendra Johnson (D)

District 6

Debra Heffernan (D)

District 7

Larry Lambert (D)

District 8

Sherae'a Moore (D)

District 9

Kevin Hensley (R)

District 10

Sean Matthews (D)

District 11

Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)

District 12

Krista Griffith (D)

District 13

John Mitchell (D)

District 14

Peter Schwartzkopf (D)

District 15

Valerie Longhurst (D)

District 16

Franklin Cooke (D)

District 17

Melissa Minor-Brown (D)

District 18

David Bentz (D)

District 19

Kimberly Williams (D)

District 20

Stell Selby (D)

Stephen Smyk (R)

District 21

Michael Ramone (R)

District 22

Michael Smith (R)

District 23

Paul Baumbach (D)

District 24

Edward Osienski (D)

District 25

John Kowalko (D)

District 26

Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)

District 27

Eric Morrison (D)

District 28

William Carson (D)

District 29

William Bush (D)

District 30

Shannon Morris (R)

District 31

Sean Lynn (D)

District 32

Andria Bennett (D)

Kerri Harris (D)

District 33

Charles Postles (R)

District 34

Lyndon Dean Yearick (R)

District 35

Jesse Vanderwende (R)

District 36

Bryan Shupe (R)

District 37

Ruth King (R)

District 38

Ronald Gray (R)

District 39

Daniel Short (R)

District 40

Timothy Dukes (R)

District 41

Richard Collins (R)

Democratic Party (28)

Republican Party (15)

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