Delaware State Senator Bushweller not running for re-election

Delaware State Senator Brian Bushweller announced on Thursday that he does not plan to run for re-election in 2018.

State Senator Bushweller says, "After lengthy discussion with Rocky, I have decided that I will not be running for re-election to the State Senate when my current term expires in November, 2018. I wanted to let you know of this decision as soon as it was final.

As of Election Day next year, I will be 73 years old and will have served in the Senate for ten years. It appears that Rocky and I both have at least several good years ahead of us and we look forward to spending those years with each other and with our five children, their spouses and significant others and our ten grandchildren.

This was not an easy decision. It has been a great honor for me to represent the people of the 17th District, and I will cherish that honor for the rest of my life. I have developed relationships with people and organizations in the 17th that have been both productive and personally rewarding and satisfying. The fact is, the 17th District is blessed with many, many very good people who work hard every day to make our communities the great places they are. I hope that my service may have added a little something to their efforts.

I want to thank all my constituents who, over the years, have shared their thoughts, opinions and concerns on the many issues that have come before the General Assembly. Obviously, not everyone had the same opinion but I always tried hard to listen carefully and to seek out the positions that best represented the people of the 17th.

Needless to say, there is still a full year remaining before I actually leave the Senate, and I am committed to working hard each and every day to give my constituents the representation they deserve. I encourage all residents of the District to continue to contact me about matters of concern."

According to Bushweller's website, he has been serving the residents of the 17th District in the Delaware state senate since November 2008.