- Source: 135th Delaware General Assembly
The 135th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the states 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, 1989, which was two weeks before the beginning of the fifth administrative year of Republican Governor Mike Castle from New Castle County and the first year for Republican Lieutenant Governor Dale E. Wolf, 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.
In the 135th Delaware General Assembly session, the Senate had a Democratic majority and the House had a Republican majority.
Leadership
Senate
Richard S. Cordrey, Sussex County, Democratic
House of Representatives
Terry R. Spence, New Castle County, Republican
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.
= House of Representatives
=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.
References
Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
Places with more information
Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.