Walmart executives hope to apply lessons learned in business to one of Delaware’s seats in the U.S. Senate.
Eric Hansen has announced his campaign to fill the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Tom Carper.
Hansen said he has worked for more than 15 years at Procter & Gamble and then at Walmart in a variety of roles, including head of consumer private label, financial services, marketing and strategy, and digital strategy.
He said the government needs to act more like private companies.
“In business, we expect our operations to become more efficient every year. It’s not uncommon to cut spending by 3% a year just because we’re doing better at work. Governments never do that. ”
Hansen described his time in Delaware as “years, not generations,” and said his campaign was inspired by problems he saw in the state’s public school system, where his two children are educated. He said it happened.
“Choice allows parents to send their children to the schools that make the most sense to them and where they can thrive. Choice should not be limited to public schools; We should have a parish, or even a private school. ”
Hansen is the third candidate to announce a run for the U.S. Senate, joining Republican Bill Taylor of Millsboro and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who are joining the lawsuit against Delaware’s assault weapons law. becomes.
He said his campaign’s stance could overcome the nearly 3-to-1 Democratic-to-Republican registration advantage in Delaware.
“I have had many conversations with people in Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex County, and I find that people care about the issues this campaign deals with: the economy, crime and education. These are cross-party issues.” “It doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat, an independent, a Republican, you’re interested in solving those problems. We’re not going to solve those problems.”
Delaware’s primary election will not be held until September 10, 2024.