An embarrassment of riches in Delaware’s District 14 House race
As summer draws to a close, attention is increasingly focused on the upcoming primary and general elections. In Delaware’s 14th District, which includes Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and southern Lewes, three candidates are running to replace state Rep.
Pete Schwartzkopf, a longtime LGBTQ ally. Kathy McGuiness, Claire Snyder-Hall, and Marty Rendon are all hoping to win the seat of the former speaker of the House, who announced he would not run for reelection after 20 years in office.
It’s an embarrassment of riches for the local LGBTQ community. Of the three running for the seat, two — Claire Snyder-Hall and Marty Rendon — identify as members of the LGBTQ community.
McGuiness is a strong LGBTQ ally. Snyder-Hall, a lesbian, has a long history in the 14th District and in politics. Drawing from her leadership at the Delaware office of Common Cause, a national organization dedicated to protecting and strengthening democracy, and her 20 years as a political science professor at George Mason University, she has extensive experience in politics. “I’m representing the district, but I’m also representing our whole community,” Snyder-Hall said in an interview with the Washington Blade. “The LGBTQ+ community is so large — it’s not just Rehoboth Beach proper, which is one-mile square, or even unincorporated Rehoboth.
