Danny Short

• Elected as State Representative 39th District in November of 2006
• Serves as alternate on the Joint Finance Committee State of Delaware
• Chairman of the Housing and Community Affairs Committee, House of Representatives
• Danny serves on the Revenue & Finance Committee, Economic Development Banking/Insurance Comm., House Subcommittee Manufactured Housing Committee and Veteran's Affairs Committee
• Danny was appointed in the Fall of 2005 to the Wastewater Facilities and Surface Water Management Advisory Council by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and received approval from the Delaware State Senate. Danny did resign from this committee after being elected as State Representative, 39th District
• Danny was elected to four two-year terms as the City of Seaford's Mayor, leaving office in March 2006.
• He was elected as a member of the City Council in Seaford in 1995 and served in that capacity for 4 years.
• Past Chief of the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., and is still an active firefighter with over 30 years of service.
• Appointed to the Accountability and Ethics committee of the Delaware Volunteer Fireman's Association.
• Appointed to the Financial Advisory Board by the Delaware State Fire Commission to advise the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad.
• Inducted into the Delaware Fire Service Firefighters Hall of Fame in 1982 and also awarded the Heroic Fireman of the Year award by the Delaware State Chief's Association for saving a life during a swimming accident.
• Danny is a past president of the Sussex Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and the Delaware Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
• Danny is the owner of Short Insurance Associates an independent insurance agency in Seaford, which was started in January 1, 2002.
• Danny has been in the insurance business for over 33 years.
• Danny graduated from Seaford Senior High School and has an Associate's Degree from the University of Delaware through Delaware Technical and Community College. He also obtained his Certified Health Consultant (CHC) designation through the Blue Cross Association and Purdue University.
• Danny is a member of the American Legion Post in Seaford.
• Danny received the highest award the Delaware Insurance Agents Association presents the "Douglas F. Bennetti" Public Service Award in 1997.
• In 2006 the AFRAM (African-American) Festival awarded Danny their public service award and made him the Grand Marshal of the 2006 event.

Danny and his wife, Debbie have been married 35 years. They have one daughter April, and a son-in-law Aaron who are also in the insurance business with Short Insurance Associates, LLC. The Shorts are natives of Seaford where Debbie is a retired nurse and is a Realtor through Home Team Realty. The Shorts have a granddaughter, Lexie Carolyn Popelas age 8 and a grandson, Caden Patton Popelas, age 2 and a granddaughter Kaylee Lynne Popelas, age 1. Danny enjoys fishing, hunting, boating and riding his Harley Davidson in his spare time.