Daniel B. Short (born July 11, 1961) is an American politician. He is a

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member of the

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, representing District 39. He was elected in 2006 to replace retiring Republican Tina Fallon in the House, after having lost a race for the

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in the previous election. He has served as the House Minority Leader since January 2013, and was previously the

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. He also served as a city council member and mayor of

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. He earned an associate degree from the

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Electoral history

*In 2004, Short challenged

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Robert Venables Sr. for a seat in the Delaware Senate but lost the general election. *In 2006, Short ran for a seat in the Delaware House and won the general election with 3,370 votes (68.6%) against Democratic nominee Richard Sternberg. *In 2008, Short won the general election with 5,185 votes (68.8%) against Democratic nominee Jerry Semper, who had also qualified and received votes as the

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candidate. *In 2010, Short was unopposed for the general election, winning 4,562 votes. *In 2012, Short won the Republican primary with 1,046 votes (80.2%), and was unopposed for the general election, winning 6,191 votes. *In 2014, Short won the general election with 3,977 votes (92.9%) against Libertarian nominee James W. Brittingham. *In 2016, Short won the general election with 6,643 votes (91.3%) in a rematch against Libertarian nominee James W. Brittingham. *In 2018, Short was unopposed in the general election, winning 5,452 votes.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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