Ray Seigfried

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 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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.