Ray Seigfried

Raymond J. Seigfried (born August 23, 1950) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7, from 2018 to 2020.[1]

Ray Seigfried
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
November 7, 2018 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byBryon Short
Succeeded byLarry Lambert
Personal details
Born (1950-08-23) August 23, 1950
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
WebsiteOfficial website

Seigfried is a professor of healthcare policy and worked as a senior vice president for Christiana Care for over 25 years.[2][3]

In 2018, Seigfried topped four other Democrats in the primary election to replace retiring Democrat Bryon Short, winning 762 votes (28.7%) in the five-way race.[4] He won the general election with 5,943 votes (62.9%) against Republican nominee Eric Braunstein and Libertarian nominee Scott Gesty.[5] Seigfried lived on the same street as Braunstein.[6]

In 2020, Seigfried was defeated in the Democratic primary in a rematch with the 2018 primary runner-up, progressive Larry Lambert, by a 59%-41% margin.[7]

References
  1. "Representative Raymond Seigfried (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Meet Ray". Official campaign website. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. Smith, Jerry (September 6, 2018). "Raymond Seigfried narrowly defeats four others in House District 7 Democratic primary". The News Journal.
  4. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. Barrish, Cris (September 27, 2018). "In village of Arden, neighbors are now foes in Delaware House race". WHYY.
  7. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.


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