In a statement issued Friday afternoon, Delaware's State Senator from the the Sixth District, Ernie López announced that his current term will be his last. The Republican said, "It is with a great deal of thanks and humility to the people of the 6th District that I wish to announce, I will not be seeking re-election to a fourth term in the Delaware State Senate. It has been a tremendous honor to serve you and your families for the last decade and I look forward to continuing that dedicated service until the end of my current term on November 8, 2022."
Senator Lopez made history in the 2012 election by becoming the first Hispanic American elected to the Delaware State Senate. According to the bio on his General Assembly Web Page, López came to the United States from Puerto Rico as a young child and has lived over 40 years in Delaware.
In 2015, Senator López drafted the landmark legislative bill: Riley’s Law, allowing children access to physician prescribed medicinal cannabis. The law is named after Rylie Maedler, a constituent of Senator López from Rehoboth Beach.
López' Sixth District includes Dewey Beach, Harbeson, Lewes, Milton, Rehoboth.