When choosing the state representative for the 36th District, I hope the voters will reflect on which candidate has moved our greater Milford communities in a positive, impactful way.
Consider the following:
Concluding that government solutions were too slow for people who needed help immediately, Bryan Shupe went door-to-door in Sussex communities, working with the nonprofit SERCAP to test well water. Families with contaminated wells who met income requirements were connected with grant programs to help them receive a water-filtration system. In the interim, he delivered them bottled water.
Shupe’s Pack-a-Purse for Vets initiative collected supplies for female veterans, and his ManUp! initiative is assisting male homeless veterans.
Last year, Milford was unable to hold the National Night Out, so Shupe organized a Touch a Truck event recognizing law enforcement, firefighters and EMTs. He is hosting the event again this year on Sept. 8.
He has taken a stand against commercial development east of Del. 1, speaking out against development between Cedar Neck and Cedar Beach roads.
Shupe mentored young people at the Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club, Milford High School and the University of Delaware. I know because I am one of them. From working with him, I learned the value of being a servant-leader and conducting myself with humility and grace. I became the first Milford High School graduate in nearly a generation to be accepted into multiple Ivy League institutions (I chose Dartmouth). There are three men I can thank most for helping me reach that achievement: my father, principal Shawn Snyder and my friend, Bryan Shupe.
Ask yourselves, based on the evidence, who is the best servant to represent the communities of the 36th District?
Ethan A. Lang
Milford
