Claire Snyder-Hall announces run for Delaware’s 14th Rep. District
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Former educator and political activist, Claire Snyder-Hall has officially filed to be the first woman to represent Delaware’s 14th Representative District.
Snyder-Hall announced Thursday that she had indeed filed to represent the district, which includes Rehoboth Beach, Dewey, and parts of Lewes. The seat is currently occupied by the now former Del. Speaker of the House Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, who is retiring at the end of the session.
Calling the campaign “Claire for Delaware,” Snyder-Hall says she is a pro-choice Democrat here to listen and to serve the people of coastal Delaware. She spent 20 years as an educator and most recently led the Delaware Office of Common Cause, a national, non-partisan group to promote democracy.
If elected, Snyder-Hall would be the first female elected to represent the 14th District in the Delaware House of Representatives.
“I decided to run for this seat because I want to be the first woman to represent the people of the 14th RD in Dover,” Snyder-Hall said. “I’m a pro-choice Democrat and this is a super important year in 2024.”
Before moving to Rehoboth Beach in 2011, Snyder-Hall was a tenured faculty member at George Mason University, where she taught political science and administered several academic graduate programs. She tells us, through her work as an educator, she will be able to connect with her constituents on a greater level by simplifying what can be very complicated issues.
“As a former teacher, I always focused on really engaging the issues of the day, the things that are most pressing,” Snyder-Hall said. “I have an ability to talk to people and I think I can explain things in a way that people can understand.”
Snyder-Hall previously ran for State Senate in 2014 against now former Sen. Ernie Lopez. This time she expects a different outcome.
“Ten years ago, I challenged a popular incumbent, but this time it’s an open seat,” Snyder-Hall said in a press release announcing her campaign Thursday. “I wasn’t planning on running at first, but my former supporters kept encouraging me, so I decided to put my hat in the ring.”
If elected, Snyder-Hall vows to be a champion for Delawareans by focusing on the issues that matter to the people.
“Choice is on the ballot, democracy’s on the ballot, and the American Dream itself is on the ballot, as we face a range of crisis’ that are threatening our prosperity and quality of life,” Snyder-Hall explained. “So, I just decided it was too important to sit on the sidelines.”
Snyder-Hall is running in the Democratic primary against Marty Rendon. Delaware’s primary election is set for September 10, 2024.
