January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) – January 8, 1985 (1985-01-08)
The 132nd Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 3, 1983, which was two weeks before the beginning of the seventh administrative year of Republican Governor Pete du Pont from New Castle County and the third year for Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike Castle, also from New Castle County.
Currently the distribution of seats for both houses was based on the interpretation of the federal 1980 census. It resulted in a large numbers of membership numbers in the New Castle County area and ruling that the election districts would abandonment of county lines for their boundaries, but would design whatever district boundaries that would accomplish such population equals.[citation needed]
In the 132nd Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Orlando J. George Jr., New Castle County, Democratic
Members
Senate
About half the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term, except the decade district redesign year, when all served two years. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
New Castle County
1. Orlando J. George Jr.
2. Al O. Plant Sr.
3. Herman M. Holloway Jr.
James H. Sills Jr.
4. Kevin Free
5. Casimir S. Jonkiert
6. David H. Ennis
7. Gwynne P. Smith
8. David D. Brady
9. Charles L. Hebner Sr.
10. Jane P. Maroney
11. Marybeth T. Boykin
12. Philip J. Corrozi
13. John F. Van Sant III
14. John A. Campanelli
New Castle County
15. Rodney Dixon
16. William I. Houghton
17. Jeffrey G. Mack
18. Terry R. Spence
19. Robert F. Gilligan
20. Roger P. Roy
21. Vincent P. Meconi
22. Joseph R. Petrilli
23. Ada Leigh Soles
24. William A. Oberle Jr.*
25. Marian P. Anderson
26. Richard Myers
Richard F. Davis
27. Katherine M. Jester
Kent County
28: Bruce C. Ennis
29. Donald M. Clark
30. George R. Quillen
31. E. Stuart Outten Jr.
32. Edward J. Bennett
33. Harry K. F. Terry
34. Gerald A. Buckworth
Sussex County
35. B. Bradford Barnes
36. Howard A. Clendaniel
37. Jay D. Wingate
38. George H. Bunting Jr.
39. Evelyn K. Fallon
40. Carroll B. Cordrey
41. Charles P. West
References
Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN1-892142-23-6.
Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
