Eric Hastings

Eric Hastings

Degree: 2019, MPA

Job Title: Legislative Director & Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the House

​Eric Hastings is the Legislative Director for the Delaware House of Representatives (Majority Caucus) and the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the House. Eric served as a Legislative Fellow for the House of Representatives Majority Caucus for two legislative sessions while earning his MPA and officially joined the staff after graduation. Eric credits his time as the Legislative Fellow for the House Judiciary Committee for his career interest in state government.

As Legislative Director of the House Majority Caucus, Eric manages agenda and floor requests from all 41 House members while acting as an advisor to House Leadership. As Executive Assistant to the Speaker, he manages the Speaker’s board appointments, legislative activities, and constituent relations with the 14th Representative District (Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and Lewes).

While earning his MPA, Eric worked as a Public Administration Fellow at the Institute for Public Administration where he split his time being both a Legislative Fellow and a core member of the College Application Month (CAM) team. As a CAM team member, he visited high schools in every corner of the state to assist students with their college applications. Eric’s former experience in youth development made the CAM project a perfect fit. He is the former Director of Teen and Athletic Programming at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, where he served over 200 youth in Western Sussex County and acted as a consultant for state-wide initiatives.

During his time at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, Eric also volunteered at the Biden Institute and the Department of Political Communication where he co-founded the Resident Student Organization: Make It Count Campaign, a nationally recognized voter engagement initiative through TurboVote and Democracy Works.

Eric is a lifelong Delawarean who enjoys all the state has to offer from surfing at the beaches, rock climbing at the Delaware Rock Gym, or hiking through the State Parks.