Salisbury, Md. – In Delaware, elected state legislators are electing their party leadership for the House at Legislative Hall.

The House Democratic Caucus chose Rep. Kerri Evelyn Harris (D – DE District 32) as House Majority Leader and State Rep. Cyndie Romer (D – DE District 25) as House Majority Whip.

On the GOP side, the House Republican Caucus selected Rep. Danny Short (R-DE District 39) as House Minority Leader and Rep. Valerie Jones Giltner (R – DE District 37) as the new House Minority Whip. This will be Jones Giltner’s first term in caucus leadership.

“So the next step in this process after I was elected Whip is I will meet with each one of the legislators in my caucus to say, ‘hey, what did you hear when you were door knocking?’ So that’s what I’m going to do,” she said, noting that cross-collaboration with a Democratic supermarjority is key to advocating for key pieces of legislation.

“I’m going to interview each and every one of the legislators and our caucus come together with a common strategy so that we are delivering for Delaware,” she said.

According to the House Republican Caucus, House Democrats selected Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown to continue in her position as Speaker of the House. However, all members of the House will formally vote on the selection during the first day of the legislative session.

The 154th General Assembly will convene on Tuesday, Jan. 12.