# Stephen Speed

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**Stephen R. Speed** (born c. 1963), is a retired captain, [U.S. Naval officer](/source/United_States_Navy) and [politician](/source/Politician) from [Dover](/source/Dover,_Delaware), in [Kent County](/source/Kent_County,_Delaware), [Delaware](/source/Delaware). Formerly on Dover City Council, he was elected as the non-partisan [mayor](/source/Mayor) of [Dover](/source/Dover,_Delaware), [Delaware](/source/Delaware). Speed was Dover's second full-time mayor.

He resigned in July 2007 to accept a position with [Delaware State University](/source/Delaware_State_University), spending eight years as the director of the Aviation Program. Speed later left DSU to pursue a career as a commercial pilot.

## Early life and family

Speed was born in 1963. After graduation from [U.S. Naval Academy](/source/U.S._Naval_Academy) in 1985, he served as an active duty navy officer from 1985 until 1994. He retired as a captain from the Navy Reserve in 2010. He received his [MBA](/source/MBA) from the [Florida Institute of Technology](/source/Florida_Institute_of_Technology) in 1993, and was self-employed as a realtor from 1994 until 2004. He and his wife, Lori, have two daughters.

## Political career

[Dover](/source/Dover,_Delaware), [Delaware](/source/Delaware) operates with a council-manager form of government. The mayor and nine council members serve two-year terms and hire a city manager to manage municipal operations. Speed was elected Dover 1st District Councilman in May 2001 and was the [mayor](/source/Mayor) of [Dover](/source/Dover,_Delaware), [Delaware](/source/Delaware) from May 10, 2004. He won reelection to a second two-year term in April 2006.

Speed resigned from office, effective July 22, 2007, to accept a position as the director of the Aviation Program at [Delaware State University](/source/Delaware_State_University).[1] [Carleton Carey](/source/Carleton_Carey) won a special mayor election held on September 18, 2007, to succeed Speed.[2]

In 2010, Speed campaigned for the [Kent County](/source/Kent_County,_Delaware) Levy Court as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), but lost the election.[3]

## References

1. ["Dover Mayor Resigning"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170303200913/http://www.wboc.com/story/6749454/dover-mayor-resigning?redirected=true). *[WBOC-TV](/source/WBOC-TV)*. 2007-07-05. Archived from [the original](http://www.wboc.com/story/6749454/dover-mayor-resigning?redirected=true) on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

1. ["Carey files for re-election"](http://www.doverpost.com/news/x1431156175/Carey-files-for-re-election). *[Dover Post](/source/Dover_Post)*. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

1. Denison, Doug (2011-01-03). ["Former Dover mayor "Hutch" to run for council"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120329124026/http://www.doverpost.com/communities/x1458586143/Former-Dover-mayor-Hutch-to-run-for-council). *[Dover Post](/source/Dover_Post)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.doverpost.com/communities/x1458586143/Former-Dover-mayor-Hutch-to-run-for-council) on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

- ["Official City of Dover Profile"](http://www.cityofdover.com/government/profiles/speed). City of Dover. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060529042712/http://www.cityofdover.com/government/profiles/speed) 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2006-09-01.

## External links

- [Dover candidates subdued so far](http://www.newszap.com/articles/2006/03/18/dm/central_delaware/dsn05.txt)[dead link]
- [It's full Speed ahead for city](https://web.archive.org/web/20060913232407/http://www.delawaregop.com/news/contentview.asp?c=25367)
- [During his 18 months in office](https://web.archive.org/web/20060913230147/http://www.delawaregop.com/news/contentview.asp?c=30004)
- [Council sets Dover goals](https://web.archive.org/web/20050207180210/http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/01/21/dm/central_delaware/dsn03.txt)

### Places with more information

- [Delaware State University](http://www.desu.edu)
- [Delaware Historical Society](/source/Delaware_Historical_Society) [website](https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/) 505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware (302) 655-7161.
- [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20110728055538/http://www.stevespeed.org/) www.stevespeed.org

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