Senator Trey Paradee represents the 17th Senate District, which includes the City of Dover and the towns of Camden and Wyoming. Trey was first elected to the Delaware State Senate in 2018. Prior to joining the State Senate, Trey served as the State Representative for the 29th District in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018.
Trey was born and raised in Dover. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in 1991. Following graduation, he worked for his father’s company Paradee Gas Co. While working and raising his family, Trey attended evening classes to earn a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from UD in 1998.
When Paradee Gas Co. was sold in 2000, Trey joined Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor. He opened an Edward Jones Investments office in downtown Dover in 2003 before founding Paradee Financial LLC in 2011. Trey continues to operate the company, which provides financial advice to small businesses and helps families save for college and retirement.
Trey also has served on numerous boards and committees for local organizations and charities, including the Boy Scouts of America, Delaware Technical Community College Educational Foundation, the Downtown Dover Partnership, and the Inner-City Cultural League. Trey also volunteered as a youth lacrosse coach for the Camden Mid-State Youth Lacrosse Club from 2009 to 2012.
Trey is the Senate chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee and the vice-chair of the Senate Banking, Business & Insurance Committee. He is a member of the following committees: Environment, Energy, and Transportation, Veterans, and Agriculture.
Trey lives in Dover with his wife Meghan. Trey and Meghan have three children: Cassie (29), Charlie (25), and Isla Garrison (10). Trey and Meghan have three dogs (Teddy Bear, Lulu, and Basil) and two cats (Rosie and Stormy).
Family
Wife: Meghan; Children: Cassie and Charlie
Education
Bachelor’s degree, English, University of Delaware, 1991; Master’s degree, Business Administration, University of Delaware, 1998
Occupation
Financial Advisor
Legislative Service:
Senate, 2018 to present; House of Representatives, 2012 to 2018
Committees:
- Joint Finance, Chair
- Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology, Vice-Chair
- Agriculture, Member
- Environment, Energy & Transportation, Member
- Veterans Affairs, Member
Legislative Highlights
Senate Bill 95
More than a decade after the Delaware General Assembly first created the Inspire Scholarship to help students afford tuition at Delaware State University, Sen. Trey Paradee passed legislation that nearly doubled the average award to cover the full cost of […]
Senate Bill 210
Recognizing that a disability should never preclude someone from enjoying a financially secure future, Sen. Trey Paradee successfully passed legislation to help ensure that Delaware’s signature DEpendABLE accounts conform with federal regulations. Created in 2018, DEpendABLE accounts are tax-advantaged savings […]
Senate Bill 176
Sen. Trey Paradee successfully passed meaningful campaign finance reform that both increased transparency around political fundraising and adjusted the minimum reporting threshold for inflation for the first time in 30 years. Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, Senate Bill 176 gave […]
Senate Bill 250
As chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, Sen. Trey Paradee sponsored a $5.1 billion operating budget for the State of Delaware that upheld the General Assembly’s commitment to state workers and retirees, while making new investments in Delaware’s public […]
