Stell Parker Selby is a Democratic politician and former educator from Milton, Delaware. She represented the 20th District in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2022 until her resignation in 2025 following a stroke in 2024 that led to a long-term absence. A lifetime Sussex County resident and the first African American to represent South Delaware in the Delaware General Assembly, she narrowly won her seat in 2022 against Republican Dallas Wingate and was reelected in 2024 against Nikki Miller. Previously a Republican in the early 2000s, she switched parties before 2016.

Education and Political Experience

• Education and Professional Background: Career educator with over 30 years as a teacher and administrator in the Cape Henlopen School District; also served in the Capital School District in Dover. Elected to a five-year term on the Cape Henlopen School Board, where she served as vice president and president. Attended segregated schools in her early years and earned college degrees in Delaware.
• Political Experience: Served on the Milton City Council as a member and vice mayor. Elected to the Delaware House in 2022; resigned in 2025. No specific legislative committees listed during her tenure.