Bethany Hall-Long
26th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Assumed office
January 17, 2017
GovernorJohn Carney
Preceded byMatt Denn
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 10th district
In office
November 5, 2008 – November 9, 2016
Preceded bySteven H. Amick
Succeeded byStephanie Hansen
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
November 6, 2002 – November 5, 2008
Preceded byDavid Brady
Succeeded byQuinn Johnson
Personal details
Born (1963-11-12) November 12, 1963
Sussex County, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationThomas Jefferson University (BSN)
Medical University of South Carolina (MSN)
George Mason University (PhD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Bethany A. Hall-Long (born November 12, 1963) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She has served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Delaware since 2017. Hall-Long previously served in the Delaware Senate from 2008 to 2016 and in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008.[1]

Early life and career

Hall-Long was born on November 12, 1963, in Sussex County. She is a descendant of David Hall, the 15th governor of Delaware. She was raised on a farm with her two older brothers and attended Indian River High School. She earned a BSN from Thomas Jefferson University, an MSN from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a PhD in health policy and nursing administration from George Mason University.[2]

Hall-Long began a teaching career at George Mason University before moving to the University of Delaware, where she is a professor of nursing.[3]

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Hall-Long was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2016, taking office on January 17, 2017. She helped create a Behavioral Health Consortium in June 2017, which she now chairs.[4] The consortium's role is to develop short-term and long-term plans to address addiction and mental health issues in Delaware.[5] In 2018, Pew Charitable Trusts partnered with the Consortium to help increase access to opioid treatment.[6] In June 2022 Hall-Long worked with state senator Sarah McBride and state representative Melissa Minor-Brown to secure $3.2 million in funding from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services for the first in-patient addiction treatment facility for pregnant and parenting women in Delaware.[7] She was reelected in 2020 over Republican Donyale Hall.

She served as Chair of the National Lieutenant Governor's Association from 2020 to 2021.[8]

Electoral history

  • In 2000, Hall-Long initially challenged incumbent Republican Representative Richard C. Cathcart for the District 9 seat, but lost in the general election.[9]
  • In 2002, Hall-Long was redistricted to District 8 and won the general election with 3,591 votes (60.7%) against Republican nominee William Hutchinson.[10]
  • In 2004, Hall-Long won the general election unopposed with 8,228 votes.[11]
  • In 2006, Hall-Long won the general election with 5,864 votes (77.0%) against Republican nominee Edward Colaprete.[12]
  • In 2008, Republican Senator Steven H. Amick retired and left the District 10 seat open. Hall-Long won the general election with 13,965 votes (64.9%) against Republican nominee James Weldin for the senate seat.[13]
  • In 2012, Hall-Long won the general election unopposed with 16,498 votes.[14]

Personal life

Hall-Long met her husband Dana while in high school and they married in 1987. Dana served in the U.S. Navy from 1982 to 1991 as a data systems technician. On October 30, 2014, he was arrested after being caught on video taking down political signs erected by Republicans.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Senator Bethany A. Hall-Long (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Biography – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall Long". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. State of Delaware. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bethany Hall-Long | University of Delaware". www.udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Delaware launches ad blitz to combat addiction stigma". WHYY. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Behavioral Health Consortium". Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall Long - State of Delaware. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Pew gives Delaware ideas on stemming opioid epidemic". WHYY. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. ↑ MyChesCo (2022-06-07). "Gaudenzia Will Open Delaware's First Addiction Treatment Center for Pregnant and Parenting Women". MyChesCo. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  8. ↑ "Delaware Lt. Gov. Hall-Long recognized for support of female leaders: Illinois lieutenant governor also acknowledged". Bay to Bay News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  11. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  12. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  13. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  14. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Delaware state senator's husband charged in theft of rival's campaign signs". The Guardian. Associated Press. October 30, 2014.
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