👋 I'm Jason Hoover, and I'm running for New Castle County Council because I believe government should negotiate on behalf of the people who already live here, not simply approve whatever powerful interests ask for.
Representing the neighborhoods of
Trolley Square, Forty Acres, Highlands, Happy Valley, Brandywine Village, Baynard Village, Triangle Neighborhood, Northwest Wilmington, Brandywine Hills, Midtown Brandywine, Landlith, Clifton Heights, Paladin Club, Eastside, Southbridge, Little Italy, Cool Spring
My priorities center around regular people.
Who should benefit from technological progress? Large projects like data centers can bring new demand for power and infrastructure. Without strong rules, that demand can become an accelerator for cost of living increases. If rising utility costs are frustrating now, we need to get this right before they grow even faster.
I'll fight for strong guardrails that make sure the costs of data centers don't land on working families.
Why do costs keep rising? Utility bills are rising. Taxes are going up. And it keeps happening all at once. That is not a coincidence. For years we've approved growth that privatizes the rewards while shifting the long-term costs onto the people who already live here.
I'll fight for policies that make growth pay its own way instead of asking working families to subsidize it.
Why is housing so hard to find? Rent keeps rising. Starter homes are scarce. People who grew up here can't afford to stay. It is not because nothing is being built. We are mostly building the wrong kinds of housing.
I will make it easier to build homes people can actually afford in the places they want to live.
Why do we pay more but feel like we're getting less? Growth should make communities stronger. Too often it stretches police, fire, roads, utilities, and budgets thinner instead.
I will push for growth that strengthens public services instead of draining them.
Why does it feel like we’re losing what makes this place special? Open space is disappearing. Familiar places are changing. Growth feels like it is happening around us, not for us. We can grow without losing what makes our communities worth living in.
I’ll fight to preserve land, expand parks, and make sure new development adds to our shared spaces.
I'm an engineer, small business owner, and lifelong community volunteer.
For years I worked alongside neighbors to protect Beaver Valley, improve our neighborhoods, and build stronger communities.
Along the way I kept seeing the same pattern. Decisions were being made for the people with the most money, not the people who actually live here.
That's why I decided to run.
Government should negotiate on behalf of its residents.
That's the job.
If it feels harder to build a life here than it used to... you're not imagining it.
For years, we’ve been told that more growth automatically makes communities stronger. But when growth increases long-term costs instead of long-term value, the opposite happens. Bills rise. Services stretch thin. Families get pushed out.
The problem isn’t growth itself. It’s the rules shaping how and where we grow. And here’s the good news: rules can change.
Or their attorneys.
My loyalty is to the people who live here. It’s time to get special interests out of politics. I rely on the support of grassroots donors like you.
New Castle County is special. We can create neighborhoods where families prosper, public services stay strong, and open space remains protected for the next generation.
Growth should strengthen communities, not hollow them out.
Candidate for New Castle County Council to bring economic sustainability through smart growth and open space preservation.
New Castle County, Delaware
Contact
(302) 265-4254
jason@gohoover.com