Ray Seigfried | |
State House: | Delaware |
District: | 7th |
Term Start: | November 7, 2018 |
Term End: | November 4, 2020 |
Predecessor: | Bryon Short |
Successor: | Larry Lambert |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1950 |
Nationality: | American |
Website: | Official website |
Raymond J. Seigfried (born August 23, 1950) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7, from 2018 to 2020.[1]
Seigfried is a professor of healthcare policy and worked as a senior vice president for Christiana Care for over 25 years.[2] [3]
In 2018, Seigfried topped four other Democrats in the primary election to replace retiring Democrat Bryon Short, winning 762 votes (28.7%) in the five-way race.[4] He won the general election with 5,943 votes (62.9%) against Republican nominee Eric Braunstein and Libertarian nominee Scott Gesty.[5] Seigfried lived on the same street as Braunstein.[6]
In 2020, Seigfried was defeated in the Democratic primary in a rematch with the 2018 primary runner-up, progressive Larry Lambert, by a 59%-41% margin.[7]