CLASS OF 2018
Delaware Girls State Program Highlights
Delaware Girls State Program Highlights
Merle Roth Best All-Around Delegate
Aspen Ozer
Dover High School
Samsung Scholarship
Lawson Schultz
Newark Charter School
Girls Nation
Nicole Pilla
Conrad Schools of Science
Madison Rice
Sussex Central High School
Girls Nation Bills and Resolutions
Girls Nation Alternates
Esha Shah
Newark Charter School
Anna Godlewski
Middletown High School
Party Chairman
Federalist Party
Nicole Pilla
Conrad Schools of Science
Nationalist Party
Grace Scott
Sussex Academy
Party Secretaries
Federalist Party
Olivia Thompson
Wilmington Christian School
Nationalist Party
Grace Snyder
Indian River High School
The Candidates and Campaign Managers
| Office | Candidates | Party | Campaign Manager |
| Governor | Wyatt Patterson Caesar Rodney High School |
Nationalist | Beatrix Moore Archmere Academy |
| Esha Shah Newark Charter School |
Federalist | Hannah Kim Newark Charter School |
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| Lt. Governor | Courtney Brown Newark Charter School |
Nationalist | Rebecca Wyatt Delmar Senior School |
| Karli Sunnergren Sussex Technical High School |
Federalist | Rachel Hexamer Smyrna High School |
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| Secretary of State |
Selma Cermeric Caesar Rodney High School |
Nationalist | Jillian Hughes Smyrna High School |
| Angie Rivera-Pardon Sussex Academy |
Federalist | Kathryn Van Pelt Sussex Academy |
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| Attorney General |
Anissa Cartagena William Penn Hish School |
Federalist | Jessica Simmons St. Thomas More Academy |
| Mackenzie Smith Newark Charter School |
Nationalist | Samantha Lopez-Rico Conrad Schools of Science |
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| State Treasurer |
Alexa Freeman Middletown High School |
Nationalist | Tori Glover Appoquinimink High School |
| Jacqueline Yeo Sussex Technical High School |
Federalist | Christinia Colatriano Delcastle Technical High School |
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| Auditor of Accounts |
Nia Anderson Cab Calloway |
Federalist | Yuxin He Cape Henlopen High School |
| Janelly Salazar-Ramirez Delaware Academy of Public Safety |
Nationalist | Sarah Bailey Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Science |
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| Insurance Commissioner |
Aspen Ozer Dover High School |
Nationalist | Kaiyla Jolley Newark High School |
| Elizabeth Kelly DMA |
Federalist | Madison Williams DMA |
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| Secretary of Education | Onaedo Okoye Sussex Technical High School |
Nationalist | Madison Rice Sussex Central High School |
Elected Officials
| Governor | Wyatt Patterson | Caesar Rodney High School |
| Lt. Governor | Courtney Brown | Newark Charter School |
| Secretary of State | Selma Cermeric | Caesar Rodney High School |
| Attorney General | Anissa Cartagena | William Penn High School |
| State Treasurer | Alexa Freeman | Middletown High School |
| Auditor of Accounts | Nia Anderson | Cab Calloway School of the Arts |
| Insurance Commissioner | Aspen Ozer | Dover High School |
| Secretary of Education | Onaedo Okoye | Sussex Technical High School |
Legislative Branch
Senate
Senate Leadership
| President Pro Tempore | Esha Shah | Newark Charter School |
| Majority Leader | Jessica Simmons | St. Thomas More Academy |
| Majority Whip | Jamie Hoffman | Newark High School |
| Minority Leader | Beatrix Moore | Archmere Academy |
| Minority Whip | Rebecca Wyatt | Delmar High School |
| Secretary of the Senate | Samantha Lopez | Conrad High School |
| Sgt. At Arms | Abigail Griffith | Middletown High School |
Senate Federalist Party Caucus
| Stephanie Cabrera-Ruiz | Milford Senior High School |
| Stephanie Erwin | Lake Forest High School |
| Sarah Getchell | William Penn High School |
| Rachel Hexamer | Smyrna High School |
| Hannah Kim | Newark Charter School |
| Sarah Klabunde | Charter School of Wilmington |
| Abigail O’Shields | Indian River High School |
| Alix Pantano | Del.Academy of Public Safety & Security |
| Kathryn Van Pelt | Sussex Academy |
| Madison Wells-James | Appoquinimink |
Senate Nationalist Party Caucus
| Skyler Brand | Lake Forest High School |
| Molly Erdman | Cab Calloway School of the Arts |
| Emiy Harthaler | St. Thomas More Academy |
| Tara Lennon | Charter School of Wilmington |
| Anne Rosenthal | Sanford High School |
| Janelly Salczar-Ramirez | Del.Academy of Public Safety & Security |
| Eirinn Sikes | Tatnall High School |
House of Representatives
House Leadership
| Speaker of the House | Karli Sunnergren | Sussex Technical High School |
| Majority Leader | Elizabeth Kelly | DMA |
| Majority Whip | Madison Rice | Sussex Central High School |
| Minority Leader | Ria Swaminathan | Charter School of Wilmington |
| Minority Whip | Brenna DeRocili | Middletown High School |
| Chief Clerk | Tamara Sarpong | Middletown High School |
| Sgt. At Arms | Becky Trader | Sussex Technical High School |
House Federalist Party Caucus
| Christina Colatriano | DelCastle High School |
| Yuxin He | Cape Henlopen High School |
| Isabelle Hidalgo | Cab Calloway School of the Arts |
| Rebecca Lenhart | Sussex Technical High School |
| Katie Rocco | Smyrna High School |
| Madeline Singh | Archmere Academy |
| Julles Stevenson | Newark High School |
| Madison Williams | DMA |
House Nationalist Party Caucus
| Sarah Bailey | Del.Academy of Public Safety & Security |
| Tori-Lynn Glover | Appoquinimink |
| Anna Godlewski | Middletown High School |
| Jillian Hughes | Smyrna High School |
| Srivasudha Jayanthi | Concord High School |
| Kaiyla Jolley | Newark High School |
| Amber Landon | Milford Senior High School |
| Tania Laurent | Seaford High School |
| Caila Miles | Lake Forest High School |
| Cainijia Mosley | Cape Henlopen High School |
| Erin Naughton | DMA |
| Zaria Pierce | DelCastle High School |
| Jessica Zhang | St. Thomas More Academy |
Executive Branch Agencies
| DNREC | Angie Rivera-Pardon | Sussex Academy |
| Secretary of Finance | Anissa Cartagena | William Penn High School |
| Commissioner of Corrections | Jacqueline Yeo | Sussex Technical High School |
| Controller General | Nia Anderson | Cab Calloway School of the Arts |
Press Corps
| Kirsten Scher | Middletown High School |
| Lawson Schultz | Newark Charter School |
Delaware Girl State Volunteer Staff
| Lisa McCarley | Program Director |
| Jennifer Beck | Jr. Counselor |
| Deneen Behrens | Senior Counselor |
| Suzanne Burchett | Senior Counselor |
| Arnita Coleman | Senior Counselor |
| Jenny Havel | Senior Counselor |
| Vyshnavi Kosigishroff | Jr. Counselor |
| Natalie Nwanekwu | Jr. Counselor |
| Lilly Patterson | Jr. Counselor |