Stephen Speed

Stephen R. Speed (born c. 1963), is a retired captain, U.S. Naval officer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. Formerly on Dover City Council, he was elected as the non-partisan mayor of Dover, Delaware. Speed was Dover's second full-time mayor. He resigned in July 2007 to accept a position with Delaware State University, spending eight years as the director of the Aviation Program. Speed later left DSU to pursue a career as a commercial pilot.