Small businesses are the backbone of Delaware's economy, and they are being squeezed. Regulatory burdens designed for large corporations fall hardest on the entrepreneurs and local employers who create most of Delaware's jobs. At the same time, workforce misalignment leaves Delaware workers underprepared for the jobs that exist while employers struggle to find qualified candidates. Dr. Katz has lived this from both sides: as a business owner and as a legislator who fought for competitive conditions on the state level.
Growing Delaware's economy means removing the barriers that prevent businesses from starting, scaling, and staying, and investing in the workforce that powers them.
Key Positions
- Reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses and startups, and expand access to capital
- Promote small business growth and job creation through reduced regulatory burdens
- Incentivize private sector investment in research and innovation
- Invest in workforce development so Delaware workers are ready for the jobs of tomorrow
- Modernize transportation and energy infrastructure through public-private partnerships
Delaware's economic future depends on creating conditions where businesses want to invest here and workers can build real careers here. Dr. Katz will bring the perspective of someone who has run a business, met payroll, and navigated the regulatory environment firsthand, and who knows exactly where Washington is making it harder than it needs to be.
Delaware has watched good-paying jobs leave in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and financial services as companies have found more competitive environments elsewhere. Federal regulatory policy and trade rules are a direct factor. At the same time, the state's workforce development infrastructure has not kept pace with where the economy is going: skilled trades, healthcare, and technology all face talent shortages while young Delawareans struggle to find pathways to good-paying work. Infrastructure, including roads, ports, broadband, and energy, determines whether businesses can operate competitively here. A Senator with real business experience can translate these realities into effective policy instead of ideological posturing.
Dr. Katz introduced SB 100 in the Delaware State Senate to repeal the state corporate income tax, a pro-growth measure that reflected his conviction that competitive tax and regulatory conditions are what keep businesses in Delaware and attract new ones. He served on the Small Business, Banking, and Energy/Transportation Committees, bringing a practitioner's perspective to every vote. He has built and operated businesses in Delaware for decades, hired Delaware workers, and dealt directly with the regulatory environment he is now running to reform. This is not campaign messaging. It is his professional history.