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Matt Meyer
DemocratGovernor of Delaware| Age | 54 (b. 1971-09-29) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-01 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Education | Wilmington Friends School; B.A. in Political Science and Computer Science from Brown University (1994, cum laude); J.D. from University of Michigan Law School (2002) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney, public school math teacher, small business owner (founder of Ecosandals in Kenya), U.S. State Department diplomat/economic adviser in Mosul, Iraq, and economic adviser to Governor Jack Markell |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Bay City, Michigan |
| Languages | English, Swahili (learned while living in Kenya) |
| Marital status | Married — Lauren Meyer (nee Cooksey) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | New Castle County Executive (2017-2025) |
| Leadership | Governor of Delaware (76th, 2025-present) · New Castle County Executive (11th, 2017-2025) |
| Ideology | Self-identifies as 'a pretty progressive Democrat' |
| Signature legislation | Signed state bill limiting cooperation with ICE / immigration detainers (July 2025) · Signed Delaware medical aid-in-dying / assisted dying law for terminally ill patients (May 2025) · As County Executive, established New Castle County as a sanctuary county (2017) and raised county minimum wage to $15/hour |
Financial
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: Phil Shawe (CEO of TransPerfect) ($1,000,000 (to a pro-Meyer PAC)) · Michael Bloomberg ($250,000 (to Change Can't Wait PAC, Sept 2024)) · Gerret Copeland (du Pont family heir) ($15,000 (to Change Can't Wait PAC)) · Stonelock Properties (NJ real estate company) ($15,000 (to Change Can't Wait PAC))
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.