Affiliations: Delaware Special Olympics; Midway Lions Club; DSTA; Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Council; Sussex County Habitat for Humanity Advisory Committee; Rehoboth Beach Entranceway Improvements Working Committee.

House Committees: Chair, House Administration; Chair, House Rules; Chair, Ethics; Gaming & Pari-mutuels; Veterans Affairs.

Formerly: Chair, Delaware State Troopers Association Golf Tournament for Special Olympics; Chair, Route One Traffic Mitigation Committee; State Representative 2002 to present

Biography: Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf is Speaker of the House of the Delaware House of Representatives. He is a full-time legislator with an extensive background in public safety.

Rep. Schwartzkopf, who has represented the 14th district since 2002, is a retired Delaware State Police captain and troop commander with 25 years of service.  Rep. Schwartzkopf graduated from Wilmington College with a BS in Human Resource Management and continued his education with many certification courses during his career on the Delaware State Police.  Rep. Schwartzkopf is active with several nonprofit organizations including the Delaware Special Olympics, the Midway Lions Club, the Delaware State Troopers Association, the National Kidney Foundation (having donated an organ), and the Jean & Joan Fund which raises money to help families and patients who are being treated at Tunnell Cancer Center. Rep. Schwartzkopf is a member of the House Administration, House Rules, House Ethics and House Veteran Affairs committees.

As a lifeguard for many summers in his youth, Delaware’s coastal communities have always held a special place in Rep. Schwarzkopf’s heart. These days, the representative and his wife, Carol, enjoy spending time with their children and grand-children while taking advantage of all the First State has to offer to residents and visitors alike.