Delaware Governor: Matt Meyer (D)
Matt Meyer is a former public school math teacher and small business owner who has served as New Castle County Executive since 2017. As the leader of Delaware’s largest local government, Meyer has proven government can still work for the people — delivering real results for real people and making real progress for Delaware’s working families.
Growing up in Delaware, Meyer attended schools in the Brandywine School District, followed by Wilmington Friends School, and then studied Computer Science & Political Science at Brown University. He then moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where he learned Swahili and created Ecosandals, a recycled footwear company that sold environmentally friendly footwear to customers in 17 countries on five continents. He subsequently spent 12 months in Mosul, Iraq, as a diplomat embedded with the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
Afterward, he returned to Delaware and worked as a middle school math teacher in a public school in one of Wilmington’s most underserved communities. He saw first-hand that homework and linear equations were the last thing on his students’ minds when they didn’t know where they were sleeping that night or where their next meal was coming from.
He ran for office for the first time in 2016, defeating a three-term incumbent by challenging party leaders and powerful special interests and knocking on 10,000 doors.
He lives in Wilmington with his wife, Dr. Lauren Meyer. Just this year, the couple had their first child, Levi, who loves storytime and hates car seats.
The above information was sourced from the candidate’s website.
