Gerald Hocker's Biography
- State Senate (DE) - District 20, Republican Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
Full Name:
Gerald W. Hocker
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Emily; 5 Children: Shelley, Gerald Jr., Melissa, Beth Ann, Gregory
Birth Date:
01/09/1948
Birth Place:
Lewes, DE
Home City:
Ocean View, DE
Religion:
Christian
BS, Business Administration, University of Delaware, 1971
Minority Leader, Delaware State Senate, 2019-present
Senator, Delaware State Senate, District 20, 2012-present
Candidate, Delaware State Senate, District 20, 2000, 2020, 2022
Representative, Delaware State House of Representatives, District 38, 2002-2012
Minority Whip, Delaware State House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Banking, Business & Insurance Committee
Member, Corrections & Public Safety Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Legislative Council
Member, Rules & Ethics Committee
Member, Veterans Affairs Committee
Former Member, Bond Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Capital Involvement Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Elections & Government Affairs Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Energy Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Environmental & Natural Resources Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Joint Capital Improvement (Bond) Committee, Delaware State Senate
Former Member, Labor Committee, Delaware State Senate
Owner, G and E, Incorporated/Hockers Super Center, 1971-present
Co-Owner, CEA-DAG Apartments, present
Owner, G and E Hardware, present
Former Director, Mercantile Peninsula Bank
Member, Board of Directors, First National Bank of Frankford, 1981
Founder, Springtime Jamboree, 1982-present
Member, Better Business Bureau, 1971-present
Honorary Member, Millville Fire Company, 1971-present
Member, National Federation of Independent Business, 1971-present
Member, Bethany-Fenwick Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Ocean View Church of Christ, present
Former Member, Board of Directors, Baltimore Trust Company
Former Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the South Coastal Library
Member, Consumer and Commercial Home Inspector Task Force
Co-Capital Campaign Chair, Friends of South Coastal Library
Member, Tax Ditch Task Force
Spokesperson, United Way, Southeastern Sussex, 2004
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
June 14, 1969