The Second Floor

Senator Dave Lawson represents the 15th Senate District and is a retired Delaware State Trooper. He joins The Second Floor to discuss Permit to Purchase and the unconstitutionality of the legislation.

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Permit to Purchase Legislation: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130284

The following episode was recorded prior to the Thursday, March 14, 2024 vote on Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2. Permit to Purchase passed the Senate along party lines and now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature. 

Brian Pettyjohn is the Senate Republican Whip and represents the 19th Senate District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss the Delaware Superior Court’s recent ruling on the early voting and permanent absentee laws, and the constitutional amendment Republicans will introduce to address the issue.

Representatives Mike Ramone and Lyndon Yearick are the Republican Leader and Whip of the Republican Caucus in the House of Representatives. They and Senator Gerald Hocker join The Second Floor to discuss the caucuses' joint Good Governance legislative package.

Read more about the bill package here: http://tinyurl.com/49aze8yn

David Baird is the District Coordinator for the Sussex County Conservation District. He joins the Second Floor to explain the tax ditch program and discuss what the District does within the County’s agriculture and business communities.

Find out more about the District at SussexConservation.org

Senator Eric Buckson is a former public educator, athletic coach and represents the 16th Senate District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss legislation that will improve discipline in our schools and also about the Fairness in Girls' Sports Act. He also weighs in on SCOTUS's decision on Affirmative Action, news of which broke just prior to recording.

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Senator Bryant Richardson represents the 21st Senate District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss legislation he will soon introduce that will help protect girls in competitive sports.

Email Senator Richardson at Bryant.Richardson@delaware.gov

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Senator Brian Pettyjohn is the Senate Republican Whip and represents the 19th District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss Senate Bill 96 and the updated number of dismissed firearms-related charges.

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Senator Dave Wilson is a small business owner, auctioneer, and represents the 18th District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss the upcoming Bond Bill deliberations, how the EV mandate will affect the agricultural industry, and about our caucus’s tour of the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary and Fisher House.

Dave Lawson is a Vietnam combat veteran, former Delaware State Trooper, and current senator for the 15th Senate District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss the permit to purchase legislation and his bill to institute Constitutional Carry here in Delaware.

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Brian Pettyjohn is the Senate Republican Whip and represents the 19th Senate District. He joins The Second Floor to discuss Senate Bill 2, the Supreme Court confirmations, and to recap topics covered at the CSG-East meetings in Baltimore.

La Mar Gunn is a Dover-area businessman, financial advisor and community organizer. He and Senator Buckson join The Second Floor to discuss Senate Resolution 12, which requests the President of the United States pardon John Hunn of crimes for his work on the Underground Railroad.

Jeff Hague is the former Registrar of Regulations for the state of Delaware and current president of the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association. He joins The Second Floor to discuss the DSSA’s lawsuits, the recently-introduced permit to purchase legislation, and to offer his thoughts on DNREC’s proposed electric vehicle mandate.

Senate Republican Leader Gerald Hocker is a business owner and represents the 20th Senate district here in Delaware. He joins The Second Floor to discuss how the negative economic circumstances have affected small business owners and offers his thoughts on DNREC’s proposed electric vehicle mandate.

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Norman "Jay" Jones is a volunteer firefighter and executive manager of the non-partisan Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association. He joins The Second Floor to discuss the DVFA’s concerns about DNREC’s electric vehicle mandate and why the association voted to oppose it.

Senator Dave Lawson is a former Delaware State Trooper, Vietnam combat veteran, and is the longest serving senator on the Joint Finance Committee. He joins the Second Floor Podcast to recap February’s JFC meetings and explain why he feels higher education has simply become higher income.

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16th District State Senator Eric Buckson was a public school educator for 30 years. He joins this episode of The Second Floor to discuss the changes to public education he saw during that time and what he plans to do to improve education in Delaware.

Senate Republican Whip Brian Pettyjohn joins The Second Floor to discuss Governor Carney and DNREC's electric vehicle mandate, and the unprecedented language that was inserted into the mini-bond bill.

Newly elected 16th District State Senator Eric Buckson is the son of former Delaware Governor David P. Buckson, a retired educator of 30 years, and a former Kent County Levy Court Commissioner. He joins the Second Floor Podcast to discuss his first three weeks in office, his thoughts on how things operate in Legislative Hall, and what he hopes to accomplish on the Joint Finance Committee.

In this episode, Sen. Anthony Delcollo (R-Marshallton) discusses the start of legislative session and his upcoming effort to help Delawareans deal with the crushing load of student debt.

In this episode, Sen. Brian Pettyjohn (R-Georgetown) announces a new initiative to help graduating Delaware seniors pay for non-college programs and significant professional credentials. The FAST Program (Focus on Alternative Skills Training) provides up to $9,000 in reimbursement per student for completing an approved program in the building trades, health care, information technology and more. Learn more at DelawareFAST.com.

In this episode, Sen. Dave Lawson (R-Marydel) discusses the upcoming budget hearings and his role as a member of the Joint Finance Committee. The committee meets from January 29 through February 21 to hear from government agencies about their budget requests.

In this episode of The Second Floor, Sen. Bryant Richardson (R-Seaford) reflects on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, and discusses two pieces of legislation he has offered to prevent late-term abortions in Delaware.

In this edition of The Second Floor, Delaware Senator Ernie Lopez (R-Lewes) talks about the return to legislative session and the future of Coastal Delaware.