Statement – February 2, 2018
Delaware Senate Majority Caucus
For immediate release
Contact: Mat Marshall, (302) 577-8897 or (302) 236-7438
Dylan McDowell, (302) 577-5315 or (302) 744-4180

Statement from Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride on the retirement of Senate Minority Leader Gary Simpson​

DOVER - Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride, D-Hawk's Nest, and Senate Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry, D-Wilmington, released the following statements following reports that Senate Minority Leader F. Gary Simpson would retire at the end of this year.


Gary is the type of leader who has continually elevated the dialogue in Dover. Working with him has been a tremendous honor and a real pleasure, and I’m sorry to hear of his decision to retire. I have considered Gary and his family true friends before either of us served in leadership, and I consider him one of the finest Sussex County gentlemen with whom I’ve ever worked. While we have not always agreed on the issues that faced us, I could always count on his honesty, his sincerity, and his commitment to his values and his district. I wish him and his family the best in retirement and I thank him for all of the years he has served the people of the State of Delaware.
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