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Governor Meyer Calls on Senators to Follow the Law and Take No Further Action on Withdrawn Port Board Nominees

Governor Matt Meyer | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2025


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WILMINGTON—Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer issued a letter to members of the Delaware State Senate, calling on the Senate Executive Committee to follow the law regarding recently withdrawn nominations to the Diamond State Port Corporation’s Board of Directors. Made in the final hours of Acting Governor Long’s two-week tenure, these nominations were rescinded by Governor Meyer on January 21 and are no longer legally viable.

“We can’t play politics with the port or people’s livelihoods,” said Governor Matt Meyer. “For too long, insiders have been cutting deals on the backs of Delawareans, and it’s time we put the best interests of the people of this state first. My order to withdraw these nominees has been in place for over a week, and it’s time the Senate joins me in partnership to move our state’s largest asset forward. This is an unprecedented obstruction of the will of the voters, and the law is on our side.”

The full text of the letter can be viewed below.

Signed letter from Governor Matt Meyer on calling on Senators to follow the law and take no further action on withdrawn port board nominees.

 

About Delaware Governor Matt Meyer
Governor Matt Meyer is a former public school math teacher and small business owner who served as New Castle County Executive from 2017 through January 2025. As the leader of Delaware’s largest local government, Matt proved that government can still work for the people– delivering real results for real people and making real progress for Delaware’s working families. Governor Meyer is bringing that same result-driven leadership to the state by creating an effective government that reflects our values and priorities.

From Wilmington to Kenya and Iraq: Growing up in Delaware, Matt 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. Matt subsequently spent 12 months in Mosul, Iraq, as a diplomat embedded with the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

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Governor Meyer Calls on Senators to Follow the Law and Take No Further Action on Withdrawn Port Board Nominees

Governor Matt Meyer | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2025


Governor Matt Meyer's Logo

WILMINGTON—Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer issued a letter to members of the Delaware State Senate, calling on the Senate Executive Committee to follow the law regarding recently withdrawn nominations to the Diamond State Port Corporation’s Board of Directors. Made in the final hours of Acting Governor Long’s two-week tenure, these nominations were rescinded by Governor Meyer on January 21 and are no longer legally viable.

“We can’t play politics with the port or people’s livelihoods,” said Governor Matt Meyer. “For too long, insiders have been cutting deals on the backs of Delawareans, and it’s time we put the best interests of the people of this state first. My order to withdraw these nominees has been in place for over a week, and it’s time the Senate joins me in partnership to move our state’s largest asset forward. This is an unprecedented obstruction of the will of the voters, and the law is on our side.”

The full text of the letter can be viewed below.

Signed letter from Governor Matt Meyer on calling on Senators to follow the law and take no further action on withdrawn port board nominees.

 

About Delaware Governor Matt Meyer
Governor Matt Meyer is a former public school math teacher and small business owner who served as New Castle County Executive from 2017 through January 2025. As the leader of Delaware’s largest local government, Matt proved that government can still work for the people– delivering real results for real people and making real progress for Delaware’s working families. Governor Meyer is bringing that same result-driven leadership to the state by creating an effective government that reflects our values and priorities.

From Wilmington to Kenya and Iraq: Growing up in Delaware, Matt 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. Matt subsequently spent 12 months in Mosul, Iraq, as a diplomat embedded with the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

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