Education

Graduated from the University of Delaware (degree not specified)

Prior Experience:

Former Delaware State Representative and House Minority Leader.

Small business owner and entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience building businesses, creating jobs, and managing payrolls.

Webpage:

https://mikeramone.com/

Issues and Positions

Protecting Corporate Franchise Revenue
Focus: Preserving Delaware’s position as a corporate headquarters hub.
Stance: Views the state’s corporate franchise system as a critical revenue asset whose stability must be actively guarded, leveraging his private sector experience to maintain Delaware’s business appeal.

Maintaining Delaware’s Creditworthiness
Focus: Protecting the state’s AAA bond rating.
Stance: Treats a top credit rating as an essential economic tool that keeps state borrowing costs low, advocating for debt management and fiscal discipline over political spending agendas.

Serving as an Independent Check on Delaware Government
Focus: Counterbalancing single-party oversight in Dover.
Stance: Positions the State Treasurer as an independent watchdog rather than “the Governor’s accountant,” emphasizing accountability free from establishment influence.

Demanding Financial Transparency
Focus: Public accessibility and open administration.
Stance: Pledges to hold regular press conferences and public forums to explain state financial decisions, answer critical questions, and ensure taxpayers clearly see where public money goes.

Ensuring Program Accountability
Focus: Results-oriented government funding.
Stance: Argues that allocating money is not the same as solving a problem; vows to protect programs like Delaware EARNS, DE 529, and DE ABLE from political interference while auditing them for efficiency.

Safeguarding DEFAC’s Independence
Focus: Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) revenue forecasting.
Stance: Promises to protect DEFAC’s revenue projections from political manipulation, insisting that state budgeting must be grounded in realistic revenue figures rather than optimistic estimates.

Elevating Economic Competitiveness
Focus: Long-term tax structure and growth.
Stance: Advocates for competitive state tax policies and streamlined regulation to attract new businesses, retain retirees, and foster long-term economic growth over the next 20 years.

Maximizing Investment Returns
Focus: Portfolio oversight of Delaware’s ~$8 billion investment pool.
Stance: Pledges to maintain a disciplined approach balancing safety, liquidity, and yield, while conducting a full audit review of the office’s previous 8 years of investments.

Reining in State Spending
Focus: Fiscal restraint and government efficiency.
Stance: Commits to serving as a voice for fiscal control, using modern technology and private-sector principles to eliminate waste and maximize the value taxpayers receive for every dollar spent.