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Democratic Party of Sussex County Chair resigns after incarceration resurfaces

Jeffrey Balk convicted of sodomy, deviant sexual assault in 1988

By Brian Gilliland
Posted 10/28/25

DOVER — Jeffrey Balk, chair of the Democratic party in Sussex County, announced his resignation in a social media post on Oct. 26, stating he did not want to “become a distraction” …

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