Jill Hicks
Democratic · DE
Jill Hicks is the Democratic candidate for Sussex County Council District 5 in 2026. Delaware's official filed-candidate list confirms the candidacy; focused research found no reliable current-office or office-history source.
Where Jill Hicks stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
The Review reports that Jill Hicks and Jane Gruenebaum founded the Sussex Preservation Coalition and that Hicks served as its president while the coalition developed community initiatives and released an Agenda for Livable Communities in June 2024.
June 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: udreview.com · researched August 16, 2026
Testified at a Sussex County Council hearing that tidal wetlands should keep full protective buffers, strips of undeveloped land, with no averaging between sites, and suggested widening them to 300 feet or more. She also urged the council to delete Section G of the proposed wetlands ordinance, a local law.
February 22, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched August 16, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Submitted a petition with 31 signatures at the Sussex County Council hearing on the county's affordably priced rental units law, backing the program as help for local workers. Asked the Council to keep required public hearings, require a bus stop within half a mile, cap building height, set a 100-foot buffer, and protect current renters from being displaced.
June 28, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched August 16, 2026
Race Jill Hicks is in:
- Sussex County Council District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Sussex County, Delaware
Profile last researched August 17, 2026.