Valerie J. Longhurst (born December 17, 1963) is an American politician. She is a
Democratic member of the
Delaware House of Representatives
The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...
, where she serves as
majority leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body. . She was elected in 2004 to represent the 15th district, which covers parts of
Bear,
Delaware City, and
St. Georges. Longhurst began her career in the
insurance industry
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge ...
and was formerly director of operations for
AIG Insurance in
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Chadds Ford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware and Chester counties, Pennsylvania, United States, comprising the unincorporated communities of Chadds Ford and Chadds Ford Knoll. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census ...
.
Electoral history
*In 2018, Longhurst won the general election with 7,329 votes (87.9%) against
Libertarian nominee Amy Merlino.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Delaware General Assembly
The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legisl ...
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1963 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives
People from Kewanee, Illinois
West Chester University alumni
Women state legislators in Delaware
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