Sean Lynn

Sean Lynn is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 31.[1]

Sean Lynn
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 31st district
Assumed office
November 8, 2014
Preceded byDarryl M. Scott
Personal details
BornDover, Delaware, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDover, Delaware
Alma materMarymount Manhattan College
Pace Law School
OccupationLawyer
WebsiteOfficial website

Lynn was raised in Dover, Delaware and graduated from Dover High School. After attending Marymount Manhattan College, he was a public school teacher in the Bronx for several years before attending law school at Pace University. He has been a member of the Delaware Bar since 2005.[2]

Lynn was on the Dover City Council from 2011 to 2014, where he worked on open government and public safety issues. In 2014, he was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives to replace retiring Democrat Darryl M. Scott.[3]

Electoral history
  • In 2014, Lynn won the Democratic primary with 482 votes (60.7%) against Ralph Leroy Taylor Jr.[4] He went on to win the general election with 2,609 votes (53.3%) against Republican nominee Samuel Chick.[5]
  • In 2016, Lynn won the general election with 5,256 votes (66.6%) against Republican nominee M. Jean Dowding.[6]
  • In 2018, Lynn won the Democratic primary with 1,225 votes (62.3%) in a rematch against Ralph Taylor.[7] He went on to win the general election with 4,675 votes (65.5%) against Republican nominee David Levi Anderson.[8]

References
  1. "Representative Sean M. Lynn (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. "About Sean—Sean Lynn for 31st Representative". Official campaign website. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. Brown, Jeff (March 11, 2014). "Dover Councilman Sean M. Lynn to run for General Assembly". Dover Post.
  4. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  5. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  6. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  7. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  8. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.


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