Matt Meyer is a Democratic politician, attorney and governor of Delaware. He took office in January 2025 after serving as New Castle County executive from 2017 to 2025. Meyer previously worked as a public school math teacher and founded Ecosandals, a footwear business in Nairobi. He also spent a year as a diplomat embedded with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq. Meyer studied computer science and political science at Brown University and earned a law degree from the University of Michigan.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Governor of Delaware, answering questions on Ask Gov. Meyer.
Statement summary
On Ask Gov. Meyer, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer acknowledged privacy concerns about Flock cameras while crediting license-plate readers with helping catch dangerous suspects. He called for protections, public information and fair deployment, and said the state should examine legislation.
“I think we still do have work to do on license plate readers.”
Relative to networked license-plate surveillance, Meyer accepts some investigative uses while acknowledging privacy concerns. His support depends on protections, public information and use that avoids over-policing particular communities.
Statement dates: June 25, 2026
Statement dates: June 25, 2026
Statement dates: June 25, 2026
