Progressive incumbent County Executive of New Castle County Matt Meyer also defeated his significantly funded centrist challenger by 13 points. Following the progressive gains in the 2020 elections, bills advanced by the progressive faction to raise the Delaware minimum wage to $15 an hour, and the legalization of recreational marijuana were passed through the state legislature. Governor John Carney signed the $15/hour minimum wage bill, but vetoed the legalization of recreational marijuana, for which he was heavily criticized by fellow Democrats. Progressive County Executive Matt Meyer wrote an open letter to the Delaware legislature encouraging them to override Carney's veto. During Carney's governorship, the progressive moment has managed to pressure more typically centrist Democrats to more liberal policy positions, mainly in reaction to Carney's comparitively conservative stances. Delaware Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long came out in support of legalizing recreational marijuana following Carney's veto announcement. Further criticism of Carney's stances by the progressive wing of the party have been for his support for capital punishment in certain cases. Attorney General Kathy Jennings stated that if the death penalty was reinstated in Delaware, she would refuse to enforce it. In the 2022 elections, progressive former U.S. Senate candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris won a seat to the Delaware House of Representatives. Current elected officials The following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders beginning in 2019: Members of Congress Democrats comprise all of Delaware's 3-member Congressional delegation - including both US Senators and the lone member of the House of Representatives. U.S. Senate Democrats have controlled both of Delaware's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2000: U.S. House of Representatives Democtats have controlled Delaware's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2010: Statewide officials Democrats control all six statewide elected offices. Treasurer: Colleen Davis Auditor: Lydia York Commissioner of Insurance: Trinidad Navarro State legislative leaders Senate President: Bethany Hall-Long Senate President Pro Tempore: David Sokola Senate Majority Leader: Bryan Townsend Speaker of the House: Peter Schwartzkopf House Majority Leader: Valerie Longhurst Federal executive officials In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Senator Joe Biden was elected Vice President of the United States alongside Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who was elected President of the United States. Biden is the first Delawarean to run on a presidential ticket, and the first Delawarean to be elected and hold the office. Biden assumed the Vice Presidency on January 20, 2009 and served until