Eastern Sussex Democrats to meet Nov. 1

The Eastern Sussex Democrats will meet at 5 p.m., Wednesday Nov. 1, in the Lewes Public Library large meeting room. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. with a buffet dinner before the presentation. The cost is $25 per person. Attendees can pay at the door or pay in advance at easternsussexdemocrats.com.

Guest speakers are running for election in 2024. Marty Rendon is a candidate for state representative to the 14th District, which represents the southern part of Lewes, and Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach. Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, D-Heatherbrooke, has announced her candidacy for the office of lieutenant governor.

Rendon has been a commissioner on the Delaware Human and Civil Rights Commission for four years and chairs its legislative committee. In 2018, Rendon retired after working in Washington, D.C., for 25 years as vice president for public policy and advocacy for UNICEF USA. He has a bachelor of science degree in foreign service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a juris doctor degree from the Georgetown Law Center. He served on the board of the Delaware Stonewall PAC and is a member of St. Edmond Church in Rehoboth Beach. He and his partner John Cianciosi live in the home they built in 2005 in in Rehoboth Beach. He has owned property in Sussex County since 1985.

Gay currently represents the Fifth Senate District, which extends from Claymont to Talleyville, and covers sections of Brandywine Hundred. Gay began her professional career as a deputy attorney general in the Delaware Department of Justice before clerking in Delaware Superior Court. She has worked in private practice representing clients in Delaware’s business courts since 2014. She also practices pro bono on behalf of children in foster care. Gay was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2020. She currently serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice chair of the Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee, and a member of the Senate Education, Elections & Government Affairs, Rules & Ethics, and Veterans Affairs committees. Gay lives in Wilmington with her husband Olin, and their daughters Ellen and Alice.

Eastern Sussex Democrats is an independent club focused on electing Democrats to office; advancing Democratic principles, policies and priorities that address social, racial and economic justice; and protecting the environment and conserving natural resources.