Daniel B. Short is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 9, 2007, representing District 39; Short has served as the House Minority Leader since January 8, 2013, was previously the Minority Whip, and was the mayor and a city council member of Seaford, Delaware.
Short earned his AA from the University of Delaware.
In 2012, Short won the September 11, 2012, Republican primary with 1,046 votes (80.2%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 6,191 votes.In 2004, challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Venables, Sr., Short was unopposed for the Delaware Senate District 21 September 11, 2004, Republican primary but lost the November 2, 2004, general election.; Venables has held the seat since 1989.In 2006, when Republican Representative Tina Fallon retired and left the House District 39 seat open, Short was unopposed for the September 12, 2006, Republican primary and won the November 7, 2006, general election with 3,370 votes (68.6%) against Democratic nominee Richard Sternberg.In 2008, Short was unopposed for the September 9, 2008, Republican primary and won the November 4, 2008, general election with 5,185 votes (68.8%) against Democratic nominee Jerry Semper (who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party candidate).In 2010, Short was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010, Republican primary and the November 2, 2010, general election, winning with 4,562 votes.
