Education

Bachelor’s Degree from Brown University in computer science and political science.

Prior Experience:

Delaware’s County Executive for New Castle (current-2017); teacher at various schools in the Wilmington region; served as a diplomat for the US Army in Iraq for a year; established the New Castle County Hope Center; and invented Ecosandals a recyclable footwear company (1995).

Webpage:

https://mattmeyer.org/

Issues and Positions

Improve the community by providing better healthcare, housing, and emergency services.

Created the New Castle County Hope Center which provides emergency housing shelter to keep Delawarians safe in times of need. 

Worked towards creating free and fast testing sites during the pandemic to ensure public safety, prioritizing the public’s health and well being while also working to protect civic goods such as libraries, the environment, housing, etc. 

Combine mental health protections into policing, leading to more awareness around the subject. 

Continue to promote inclusivity throughout the state as shown by hiring the most diverse senior staff seen in the county’s history. 

Implement a very forward thinking environmental plan to invest in more sustainable energy forms while also preserving our natural resources. 

Redo school funding on the state level to change the formula to start improving state resources.

Invest in a medical school for Delaware to build up career opportunities. 

Expand outreach to 1st time mothers in medicare, improve emergency services, and lower healthcare costs.   

Tackle the problems in our public education system and serve kids from the earliest age (emphasis on birth – age 4) to create equal playing fields for all students.