Who Will Win First Place In The First State? - WMDT 47 News - Delmarva's Choice

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - With only a few days until the election, candidates for US Senate battled in Rehoboth Beach, discussing just about everything from healthcare to border patrol, but much like in the presidential debates, education and job creation were two hot button topics.

"I want to get people back to work," said Republican candidate Kevin Wade.

Wade says his experience as a small business owner makes him qualified to represent Delaware in the Senate.

"I've had to balance a budget every month for 30 years since I started my business on a kitchen table."

But Wade isn't the only candidate with experience in the private sector.  Independent, Alex Pires owns a number of businesses in the state and is also a lawyer, something the litigator says, if elected, will help him be an advocate for all people.

"My career as a lawyer has been advocating for the have-nots and quite frankly, most people are the have-nots," said Pires.

Like Pires, Green party candidate Andrew Groff thinks the current system of "Democrat versus Republican" has its flaws, saying "we can see how wonderful a 2 party system's working for us."

And according to Groff, who is currently a college professor, moving in to Washington free from the weight of the two major parties will help him focus on getting the US back on top in education .

He said "We've got to get our young people in school, we've got to have them critically think, creatively think."

Incumbent Tom Carper says his experience is what makes him the right choice.

"I serve in the Senate, but I'm a recovering governor and for the 8 years that I was governor, we balanced our budget, we cut taxes, 7 of the 8 years 70 thousand more people had jobs when I left than when I took over.  I take that experience with me to Washington every day," said the Senator.

But voters will have to wait until November 6th to decide which of these men from the First State will come in First Place.