John L. Rieley
Republican · DE · Sussex County Council District 5
John L. Rieley is the Republican candidate for Sussex County Council District 5 and the current District 5 council member; Sussex County's official elected-officials report lists his term through January 2027.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 4025, changing the zoning requirements for retail marijuana stores; it passed 4-1 on November 18, 2025.
November 18, 2025
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 4020, rezoning a 12.7-acre portion of a Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred parcel from agricultural-residential to heavy commercial (C-3); it passed 3-2 on October 7, 2025.
October 7, 2025
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Seconded and voted for Ordinance 4003 on the Sussex County Council, granting a conditional use for a campground for unhoused people on a 7.16-acre commercial parcel near Lewes; it passed 3-2 on June 17, 2025.
June 17, 2025
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on directing county staff to draft proposed legislation for a school-funding building permit fee like Kent County's; the motion passed 4-1 on May 13, 2025.
May 13, 2025
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Moved to adopt Ordinance 2968 on the Sussex County Council, a conditional use for a 15.97-acre solar farm in Indian River Hundred, then voted no; it passed 3-2 on December 12, 2023.
December 12, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 2936, a conditional use for 106 multi-family units on 50.8 acres in Georgetown Hundred; it passed 4-1 on June 27, 2023.
June 27, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Moved to adopt Ordinance 2919 on the Sussex County Council, adding procedures for removing members of appointed boards and commissions; it passed 3-1 on April 25, 2023.
April 25, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 2902, rezoning 14.45 acres in Baltimore Hundred from agricultural-residential to medium-density residential (MR); it passed 4-1 on February 21, 2023.
February 21, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Cast the only yes vote on the Sussex County Council for a conditional use for a boat restoration business on 6.2 acres in Baltimore Hundred (CU2329); it was denied 1-4 on January 24, 2023.
January 24, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Seconded and voted for an ordinance amending the county's Future Land Use Map for several parcels (tax parcel 235-23.00 group) on the Sussex County Council; it was denied 2-3 on January 10, 2023.
January 10, 2023
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on amending the comprehensive plan's mobility element and land-use maps for three tax parcels (235-16.00-50.02 and others); it was denied 2-3 on November 15, 2022.
November 15, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on an amendment requiring events at a conditional-use venue (CU2319) to end by 11 p.m.; it was denied 2-3 on October 18, 2022.
October 18, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 2887, rezoning 9.54 acres in Dagsboro Hundred from agricultural-residential to medium commercial (C-2); it passed 3-2 on September 27, 2022.
September 27, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Moved to adopt Ordinance 2851 on the Sussex County Council, adopting the 2021 International Building Code and International Residential Code as amended; it passed 4-1 on August 9, 2022.
August 9, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Moved to adopt Ordinance 2869 on the Sussex County Council, the county's fiscal year 2023 operating budget; it passed 4-1 on June 21, 2022.
June 21, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the Sussex County Council on Ordinance 2842, expanding a conditional use for public utility uses on 29.98 acres in Northwest Fork Hundred; it passed 4-1 on March 22, 2022.
March 22, 2022
Source: sussexcountyde.gov · researched September 12, 2026
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- Sussex County Council District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Sussex County, Delaware · incumbent
Profile last researched August 6, 2026.