Rehoboth Businessman Jeff Hamer Endorses Glen Urquhart for Senate

September 8, 2012 – Today, Jeff Hamer, owner of Fin’s Fish House and Claw’s Seafood House, announced his endorsement of Glen Urquhart for the newly created 6th State Senate District seat. The 6th District will serve the Milton, Harbeson, Lewes, Rehoboth and Dewey Beach area.

“I am endorsing Glen Urquhart for the 6th Senate seat,” says Hamer. “I feel that Glen’s experience in the private sector gives the residents of the 6th Senate District the entrepreneurial leadership we need in these challenging times. The state needs men and women in Dover who know how to create jobs and meet a budget. Glen has honed these skills in the private sector not working for the State of Delaware. These are challenging times and he has the skill set to meet and exceed the challenges that the economy and Washington politicians have forced on our state. Glen has my respect and trust and I will be proud to see him elected on November 6. But first Glen needs your vote on September 11th so he can carry the torch of fiscal responsibility to the general election vote on November 6.”

Glen has my respect and trust and I will be
proud to see him elected on November 6.Jeff Hamer

Urquhart welcomed Hamer’s endorsement by saying, “I am grateful for Jeff’s support. He is a business owner who has created numerous jobs in our district. Jeff is on the front lines of creating jobs in our district and knows the problems employers face. ”

As the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in 2010, Glen won over 70% of the election districts making up the new 6th State Senate District. He has served as Chairman of the Sussex County Republican Committee as well as on the Delaware State Police Advisory Council for Troop 7. Presidents Reagan and Bush appointed him to chair a Presidential Commission.

Born in Pittsburgh in 1948, the great grandson of an indentured servant, Urquhart was the first in his family to graduate from college in 1971 from the University of Virginia. Shortly after graduating, he founded Urquhart & Company. As an entrepreneur, Glen has started and been successful in numerous business ventures.

Now retired from decades of building businesses and creating jobs, Glen is running for the 6th State Senate District seat to help restore economic growth. “Being an advocate for my neighbors will be my full-time job. I will have no other competing interests. My constituents will be my only boss. My commitment will be to create jobs in Sussex County, reduce energy costs for employers and families, curb excessive government that impedes job creation, improve education, and enhance public safety,” says Urquhart. “Having walked in their shoes, I will be the ally employers need to start hiring again.”