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Valerie Longhurst's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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

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

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