Bill Text: DE HCR155 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing The Young Men From Across The State Of Delaware Participating In The 2026 Session Of Delawares Boys State.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-17 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES [HCR155 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2025-HCR155-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Harris & Rep. Osienski & Rep. Dukes & Rep. Spiegelman on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Sokola & Sen. Townsend & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Hocker & Sen. Pettyjohn on behalf of all Senators |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 155
RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 SESSION OF DELAWARE’S BOYS STATE.
WHEREAS, during the week of June 14 through June 19, 2026, young men from across the State of Delaware have come to Dover to participate in the 2026 session of Delaware Boys State; and
WHEREAS, during their participation in Boys State, these young men have received valuable hands-on training and experience in the legislative process and in the ways of State government, which will serve them in good stead in their later lives; and
WHEREAS, the experience they receive during Boys State will prove especially useful to those among their number who go on to assume leadership roles in government or to seek elective office in the future; and
WHEREAS, the participants in Delaware Boys State, during their session, elected from among their ranks a Governor and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2026 session of Boys State include:
Eliason Bennett Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School
Eli Browne Tower Hill School
Noah Burnell Newark Charter School
Jonathan Carroll Newark Charter School
Curtis Cazier First State Military Academy
Mark Czachorowski Salesianum School
Yavier Dorantez-Granados William Penn High School
Harvey Fisher Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School
Thomas Frazier Lake Forest High School
Chase Gibbons Salesianum School
Bryce Gillin Conrad Schools of Science
Shaun Hahn Salesianum School
Connor Haun Cape Henlopen High School
Cole Huxtable Cape Henlopen High School
Avi Kapoor Tower Hill School
Ansh Kapoor Tower Hill School
Subhan Khan Caesar Rodney High School
Alek Lee Charter School of Wilmington
Carter Lillard Dover High School
Davyn Lowe Laurel High School
Eugene Ma Caesar Rodney High School
Niranjan Maniyil MOT Charter School
James Middlemas Delaware Military Academy
Tanner Munski Sussex Technical High School
Vishnu Mysore Appoquinimink High School
William Ngayi-Parker Smyrna High School
Micah Niblett Laurel High School
Yamil Ortiz Maldonado Conrad Schools of Science
Devkrishna Pallikkuthu Appoquinimink High School
Tyler Pannhorst MOT Charter School
Dominic Parrish Charter School of Wilmington
Jacob Patton Ledyard High School - Ledyard, Connecticut
Lucas Paxson First State Military Academy
George Purse Sussex Academy
Tadas Rohde Salpointe Catholic High School - Tucson, Arizona
Nathan Ross Charter School of Wilmington
Jack Thomas Sussex Academy
Luis Triana Delaware Military Academy
Stephen Urban Sussex Technical High School
Will West Sussex Central High School
Duncan Wiley Smyrna High School
Daniel Zlock Lake Forest High School
Joseph Zogheib Concord High School
WHEREAS, these young men have learned during their week-long session many of the details of the process whereby a bill becomes a law, and have debated and discussed many issues both timely and of great importance to the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, throughout the week, the Boys State delegates have been deeply involved in a study of such subjects as the conduct of elections, the operation of the legislative caucus and committee systems, majority and minority caucus positions, and many other aspects of the political process, all of which give them valuable knowledge of the manner in which the American system of representative democracy operates; and
WHEREAS, the American Legion Department of Delaware has once again sponsored this important educational program, as they have done for many years, thereby displaying a deep dedication to the American system of government and to the essential task of ensuring that our youth understand and appreciate that system.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2026 Boys State Session for his hard work and extend to each sincere congratulations on a very successful session.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby extend to each participant sincere best wishes for success in all his future endeavors, together with the hope that at least a few of these fine young Delawareans may one day find themselves in the House or Senate chamber at Legislative Hall as duly elected representatives of their fellow citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby commend and thank the American Legion Department of Delaware for their sponsorship of this outstanding program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Concurrent Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2026 Session of Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the young men participating in the 2026 session of Delaware’s Boys State and commends its sponsor, the American Legion Department of Delaware.
