Matt Meyer — Governor of Delaware

Party	Democrat
State	Delaware
Age	50
Term Start	2017
Approval Rating	12.0%
People's Champion Score	76.5 / 100 (Rank #17 of 50)
Hawk Index	39.0 / 100 (Rank #37 of 50)
Estimated Net Worth	~$500K???$1M

Key Policy Positions

• Education
• Healthcare
• Economic development
• Climate

Biography

Matthew Stephen Meyer is an American politician and attorney serving as the 76th governor of Delaware since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the New Castle County executive from 2017 to 2025. Prior to tenure as county executive, Meyer worked as an attorney in private practice, and was an economic advisor to former Democratic governor Jack Markell and an advisor within the U.S. State Department.

People's Champion Rationale

Newcomer with a bread-and-butter governing focus.

Scores based on publicly available executive actions, bills signed or vetoed, budgets, executive orders, approval trends, and administrative priorities. Data as of March 2026. Not editorial opinion.