Danny Short
State House, District 39 · Republican · Delaware
Where they are running
Where they stand
Housing and reentry: Short supports requiring halfway-house operators and similar housing landlords to help tenants develop a discharge plan before eviction.
Reentry services: Short supports SB 292: halfway-house and similar landlords’ discharge plans must try to connect tenants directly to shelter and another support arrangement for service continuity.
Housing notifications: Short supports requiring landlords to notify the entity paying for a tenant’s housing and, when applicable, the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement.
Where Danny stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Public Safety and Justice · Supports: Delaware should increase state funding and resources for law enforcement and first responders.
Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: Delaware should strengthen legal protections for renters and manufactured-home residents.
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Delaware should reduce state permitting, licensing, and tax-filing burdens on small businesses.
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Delaware should strengthen workforce training and transition programs for economic change.
Education and Youth · Supports: Delaware should expand career and technical education and career pathways in public schools.
Education and Youth · Supports: Delaware should take state action to make postsecondary education and training more affordable.
Education and Youth · Likely supports: Delaware should expand state support for apprenticeship programs and skilled-trades pathways.
Health and Care · Likely supports: Delaware should improve public access to basic-needs assistance programs.