Ruth Ann Minner

] “In 2005, she signed legislation creating the Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Scholarship program, which enables students who keep their grades up and stay out of trouble to go to college for free in the state of Delaware. She also expanded her education specialist program, which has placed reading specialists in every elementary school, to also include a plan to place math specialists in every Delaware middle school.” [ The Governor’s Biography [http://www.state.de.us/governor/biography.shtml] ]

On other issues she has "been a firm supporter of a measure that would simply add sexual orientation to the list of characteristics in the Delaware code...that are not allowed to be used as basis for discrimination." She "opposes new gun control legislation," but supports "legislation requiring mandatory trigger locks and gun safety courses in schools." And she has said "I do not support additional sites or kinds of gambling...the state should not become any more reliant on this form of revenue."

In her second inaugural address in January 2005, Minner concluded with this description of her philosophy: "for Ruth Ann Minner, farmer, gardener and daughter of a sharecropper, it is simply this: Work hard. Do the right thing. And leave things better than you found them."

Administration and Cabinet

The persons above the line in the box below are elected to four year terms of office. The remainders are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of the governor.

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"pro tempore"!! House Majority! Speaker
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External links

* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/ruth_ann_minner.html Brainy Quotes ]
* [http://www.russpickett.com/history/delgov5.htm#minner Delaware’s Governor’s ]
* [http://www.emilyslist.org/happening/newsletter/200309c.html Emily’s List ]
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20048&c=407372 Follow the Money ]
* [http://www.heartlandpac.org/content/41/governor-ruth-ann-minner-de Heartland PAC ]
* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=c6b6ae3effb81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association ]
* [http://www.ontheissues.org/Ruth_Ann_Minner.htm On the issues ]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mineta-mino.html#RRL0YEVDK Political Graveyard ]
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BG075045 Project Vote Smart ]
* [http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/news/localnews/0902/swimminner.html Sussex County on-line ]
* [http://www.state.de.us/governor/biography.shtml The Governor’s Biography ]
* [http://asp.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=1709&oi=G USA Today Candidate Profile ]

Places with more information

* [http://www.hsd.org/ Historical Society of Delaware ] 505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware [phone]
* [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ University of Delaware Library ] 181 South College Ave., Newark, Delaware [phone]