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Bobbie Satterfield: Phone calls I've had, but this is better. What's the scoop here? Male voice: Wait, am I on tape now, Bobbie? Bobbie Satterfield: I'm sorry, what?

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Male voice: What questions are you wanting to ask? Bobbie Satterfield: Oh okay. You're supposed to be able to read my mind. Have you been nominated by

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Governor du Pont to be the next Election Commissioner and et cetera? Male voice: Yes, Bobbie, Governor du Pont offered me the post of State Election Commissioner

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for Delaware, and I've accepted. Bobbie Satterfield: You said du Pont. Male voice: Oh! Let's go back on that. Bobbie Satterfield: Okay. Male voice: Okay. Yes, Bobbie,

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Governor Castle has offered me the post of Elections Commissioner for the State of Delaware, and I have accepted.

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Bobbie Satterfield: Boy, that was quick and to the point. How about, let's see... Male voice: How do you want to follow up on that? Bobbie Satterfield: How about some of your qualifications, John?

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If you'd just go through your background a little bit. Male voice: Okay. I've been the Director for the Department of Elections here in

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Kent County for the past two years. During 1984, we had the highest number of registered voters ever in Kent County,

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and the highest turnout on election day, November 1984. And that's one accomplishment of which we in this office,

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in particular, are particularly proud. Bobbie Satterfield: Do you expect any problems from the Democrat-controlled Senate? Male voice: Well, I'm certainly not looking for any problems.

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I am sure they're going to have some questions, and they're going to want to review my qualifications closely,

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which is their responsibility, and their right. And just to answer them to the best of my ability, I think. I'm certainly

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not looking for any problems, expecting any, but we'll have to wait for them to make a decision on just what they want to do. Bobbie Satterfield: The way it was in the NewsJournal

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was that you come from a prominent Republican, Kent County Republican family. I know that the Senate is keen on getting

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someone who is not political, at least while a Republican governor is in. We both know if it was the other way around,

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they wouldn't give a sh-t. OH! Excuse me. [They both laugh] Are you above politics? Male voice: Well, I'm not going to apologize for my family's activism in

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Republican politics or government. I'm actually very proud of that. What my grandmother has done. She was a leader in her time.

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And what my father has done. I've got a track-record though. I've been in this position over at the Department of Elections,

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I've been here for three years. And I have tried to follow the law as closely as possible, and be fair to all parties.

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And that's what I think everyone is really concerned about. I don't think they're concerned about possible previous involvement as much

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as whether or not somebody has a record of proving to be fair to all parties involved in the election system.

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Bobbie Satterfield: What changes, if any are... Well, let me put it this way. What would your goals be? Should you be confirmed?

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Male voice: Well, I think it's premature to talk about my goals. My goals right now are to continue to run the office I'm in.

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I'll worry about the goals of the office over at the Elections Commissioner should I be confirmed. Right now, I'm the head of the

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Kent County Department of Elections, and my goals here right now are more important until such time as the Senate may confirm my nomination.