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.
Why are my bills going up? Utility bills are rising. Taxes are going up. And it keeps happening all at once. That is not a coincidence. The way we are growing is shifting more of the cost of roads, utilities, and infrastructure onto residents instead of the projects that create the demand.
I will change the rules so growth lowers costs instead of raising them.
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 get less? Taxes go up, but response times get slower. Services feel stretched. As development spreads outward, it becomes more expensive to serve.
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.
And it could get worse. 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 will support guardrails that make sure growth pays its own way.
I’m a Midtown Brandywine neighbor, small business owner, and longtime community volunteer. You’ll usually find me outdoors. Running the trails, playing ultimate frisbee, raising monarch butterflies, or working with local groups to protect open space and strengthen our neighborhoods.
I’m running because I love this place and I don’t want to see it hollowed out by short-term decisions that raise costs and push people out.
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