Key Issues
– Positive Growth, Economic Development and Jobs
– Protecting our Farmland and Ag Industries
– Keeping our Inland Bays and Groundwater Clean
About John Rieley
- Married 47 Years
- Father of 11 Children, 36 Grandchildren
- Owner and Operator of Rieley Farms
- Member of Delaware Farm Bureau
- Long-time Member of NRA
- Former 2-Term President of Georgetown
Chamber of Commerce - Member of the Georgetown Economic
Development Committee - Former Millsboro Little League Coach
- Board Member of the Sussex Land Trust
Integrity, Trustworthiness, & Experience
John's Accomplishments
- Appointed the land use working group
- Passed ordinances to increase forested buffers and reduce runoff into the inland bays
- Preserved 7,677 acres through Farmland Preservation and purchase of open space on the Board of Sussex Land Trust
- Increased funding for libraries, fire companies and police coverage
- Helped rewrite and improve the county workforce rental ordinance
- Helped secure over $1.2 billion from DelDOT to improve area roads
- No property tax increases since I have been elected
- Balanced the budget for 8 years
- No general obligation debt, fully funded pension
- AAA credit rating
- Instituted financial transparency by posting our checkbook online
- Introduced a proposal to improve the workers’ ordinance, including greater funding
- Integrity, Trustworthiness and Experience
Latest Candidate Debate
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
August 18, 2022
