411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
Carvel State Office Building
820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Full Name:
Valerie J. Longhurst
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 2 Children: Peyton, Andrew
Birth Date:
12/17/1963
Birth Place:
Kewanee, IL
Home City:
Bear, DE
Religion:
Catholic
Attended, West Chester University, 1985-1988
Majority Leader, Delaware State House of Representatives, 2015-present
Representative, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 15, 2004-present
Former Majority Whip, Delaware State House of Representatives
Candidate, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 15, 2002, 2020, 2022
Chair, Administration Committee
Chair, Ethics Committee
Member, Legislative Council
Chair, Rules Committee
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member, Gaming and Parimutuels Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member, Gaming and Parimutuels Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Manufactured Housing Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Women's Suffrage Centennial, Delaware State House of Representatives
Executive Director, Police Athletic League, 2018-present
Former Director of Operations/Quality Assurance Manager, AIG Insurance, Chadds Ford Pennsylvania
President, Emerald Ridge Maintenance Corporation, 2000-2002
Operation Manager, Australian Institute of Grants Management, 1998-2000
Director, ICT Group, 1994-1998
Operation Manager, Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, 1990-1994
Board Member, Bear-Glasgow Family Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA), present
Member, Council of State Governments Budget and Revenue Standing Committee, present
Member, Delaware Sports Commission Advisory Council, present
Board Member, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, present
Member, National Conference of State Legislators, present
Board Member, Police Action League, present
Member, Women's Network Advisory Council, present
Member, 7 & 40 Alliance
Former Division Coordinator, Bear Babe Ruth Little League
Former Coach/Softball Commissioner, Bear Babe Ruth Little League
Member, Child Mental Health Study Group
Former Member, Community Advisory Panel
Former Community Advisory Panel Member, Delaware City Refinery
Member, Delaware Commission on Interstate Cooperation
Former Vice President, Emerald Ridge Maintenance Corporation
Vice Chair, Firearm Suicide Prevention Task Force
Member, Lottery & Gaming Study Commission
Member, NCC Police Central District Advisory Council
Member, National Alopecia Areata Foundation Support Group Leader of Delaware
Member, Redistricting and Elections Task Force
Former Chair, Speech-Language Pathologists Task Force
Vice Chair, Statewide Afterschool Initiative Learning Task Force