John Atkins
Republican · DE
John Atkins is a Millsboro native and small-business owner who served in the Delaware House from 2002 to 2014, apart from about 10 months after resigning in 2007. He opposes tax increases and wants to protect gun and farming rights, curb overdevelopment, and restart Indian River dredging.
Where John Atkins stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records),
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Sponsored House Bill 360, which required the state health department to set safety standards for dialysis centers. The governor signed it.
September 2, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 470, which exempted farm buildings used to store and manage animal manure and other nutrients from property tax. The governor signed it.
August 19, 2004Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted against Senate Bill 6, which raised Delaware's minimum wage. It passed the House 27-14.
January 30, 2014Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 321, which required the Attorney General to train public records (FOIA) coordinators at every public body. The governor signed it.
June 26, 2014Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Sponsored House Bill 182, which had the state pay health coverage for the main survivor of a Delaware State Trooper killed in the line of duty. The governor signed it.
July 7, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Sponsored House Bill 322, which closed a loophole in Delaware's felony resisting arrest law found in a 2010 state Supreme Court case. The governor signed it.
May 18, 2010Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 182, which had the state pay health coverage for the main survivor of a Delaware State Trooper killed in the line of duty. The governor signed it.
July 7, 2005Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 115, which made clear that threatening a victim by showing what looks like a deadly weapon counts as first-degree robbery. The governor signed it.
June 30, 2003Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted against Senate Bill 17, the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act, which allowed patients with certain illnesses to use marijuana with a doctor's approval. It passed the House 27-14.
May 5, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Sponsored House Bill 107, which required manufactured home community rent and rent increases to be spread in equal payments over the year instead of lump sums. The governor signed it.
June 24, 2009Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Resolution 68, which urged the company Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. to change its business practices and settle with residents of its Delaware communities. It passed.
March 31, 2004Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted against House Bill 35, which required background checks for most private gun sales. It passed the House 24-17.
March 28, 2013Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced a bill (House Substitute 1 for House Bill 357) to let public housing tenants keep firearms and ammunition in their homes. It passed the House and stalled in a Senate committee.
June 10, 2010Opposes Gun Control
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Voted against Senate Bill 97, which added gender identity to Delaware's anti-discrimination and hate crime laws. It passed the House 24-17.
June 18, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against House Bill 75, which legalized same-sex marriage in Delaware. It passed the House 23-18.
April 23, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 30, which created civil unions for same-sex couples in Delaware. It passed the House 26-15.
April 14, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Sponsored House Bill 44, which let property owners and tenants fly the American flag on a pole up to 25 feet tall despite property restrictions. The governor signed it.
July 3, 2013
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Introduced House Bill 63, the first step of a state constitutional amendment protecting farmers' right to use modern farming and ranching practices. A committee released it to the floor.
March 27, 2013
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 1, which let veterans and fraternal groups keep running charitable gaming under a temporary fix. The governor signed it.
January 30, 2013
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 350, which let taxpayers donate to the Home of the Brave Foundation, a veterans charity, on their state income tax return. The governor signed it.
July 27, 2012
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 487, which barred counties from making newly elected or appointed officials give up county pensions they had already earned. The governor signed it.
July 12, 2010
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Sponsored House Bill 258, which raised the court fee for a concealed carry license from $34.50 to $65 and lengthened how long new licenses last. The governor signed it.
February 3, 2010
Source: legis.delaware.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Pleaded guilty in August 2018 to third-degree assault and three counts of breaking his release conditions, after a July 2018 arrest for assaulting a woman. He was sentenced to 22 days in jail and a year of probation, and was barred from having guns for five years.
August 20, 2018
Source: delmarvapublicmedia.org
Resigned from the Delaware House in March 2007 on the day the House was set to vote on sanctions against him. The House Ethics Committee had found he brought the House into disrepute after an Ocean City traffic stop and a domestic violence case that ended in a plea agreement.
March 23, 2007
Source: coastalpoint.com
Past race John Atkins ran in:
- State Representative District 41 · November 3, 2026 · State Representative District 41; Delaware