Issue Position: Economy and Jobs

Issue Position

I know what it's like to walk in your shoes -- to make ends meet and to make payroll. It's not easy to operate a business but it shouldn't be hard to start one. As. Lt. Governor, I will be a strong partner for entrepreneurs and small businesses collaborating with them on ways to reduce red tape and streamline regulations while still protecting public interests. In Rehoboth Beach, we have made changes to our zoning laws and permitting process, so businesses can do what they do best -- create jobs. I will bring this kind of experience to the Lt. Governor's Office.
Today Delaware is ranked the 17th Best State for Business in the nation by Forbes. I believe we could be at the top, but it requires that we diversify our economy. This means that we need to be collaborating more with our business community and workforce and education institutions collecting their feedback about opportunities for expansion in key areas, like biotechnology, life sciences, technology, financial services, health care, logistics and others that Delaware should be actively promoting. In Rehoboth Beach, I spent my free time calling around to national and local retailers in order to fill vacant storefronts and to bring in businesses that will create more jobs. I will bring that go getter philosophy to Dover to ensure that no storefront, no corporate office space and no warehouse goes unused.

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