Dr. Jeffrey P. Hilovsky

My name is Dr. Jeff Hilovsky, and I am a proud candidate for Re-Election as YOUR 4th District Representative. I have been a leader most of my adult life: Colonel and Medical Commander; small business owner, and concurrently an industry consultant for a major corporation. I am the husband to the love of my life Marcia for 44 years, grateful grandpa to 6 grandchildren, and we are the proud parents of 3 successful and respectful adult citizens and their spouses.

 

I am a retired Air Force Reservist who served as a wartime Medical Commander for the 512 AW at Dover AFB. I retired after nearly 39 years of practice as an optometrist. My service to patients combined military medicine with civilian practice.

 

I co-founded Sussex Eye Center, a four-location practice in Sussex County, and retired as a practitioner at the end of 2021. For over 20 years, I have served as an industry consultant as a Medical Director and Network Administrator for Vision Source. I have published medical articles in journals and am currently studying the difference between health span and life span, with interest in learning more about the disruptive new science involving treatments/cures for diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Being a parent and grandparent, I am impressed by the desire and extra effort our teachers produce daily to make an impact on our students. Much has changed since my generation attended school, including the influence changes in our society has had on our values. Over 7 yrs ago I recognized our schools were not integrating the traditional values most of us grew up practicing. I re-studied leadership, took several courses, read, and outlined books from great leaders. I started volunteering in the schools to present the Leadership is a Lifestyle program I designed and wrote. I currently teach as a volunteer in 3 local high schools.

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For the past 25+ years, I have been a volunteer member of the Sussex County Easter Seals Advisory Board, For the past 28 years, I have been a proud member of the Lions Club. In 2022 I led a Mission Team to Chestnut Mountain Ranch in West Virginia and have volunteered there for the past 4 years. During COVID I personally raised $5,000 for the Lions Vision Research Foundation at Johns Hopkins by riding my bicycle on the Erie Canal Tow Path in NY and while riding from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron across Michigan, I raised over $700 for the Lord Baltimore Lions Club Scholarship.

I stand for the Constitution and for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

 

 

• As a doctor, I am a scientist. With that, I believe facts matter. Facts must guide decision making.

• I believe perspective and mindset help focus decision making. I believe in a growth mindset and opportunity for all. If we need more pie the solution is to not make everyone’s slice smaller but make the pie bigger for everyone. The center of problem solving begins with the question “how can I?”  versus “we can’t because...” I believe growth and prosperity fosters winning and abundance and destroys “average.”

• I believe government employees are employed by “we” the taxpayers and all of us need to be gently reminded of that on a consistent basis.

• I believe all tax dollars were created because of someone’s effort, and therefore decisions to spend every one of those EARNED dollars should never be treated like a big endless supply of OPM (Other People’s Money) 

• I believe in reviewing policies, procedures, and regulations. We must work to eliminate those not relevant or not working. Smaller, more efficient government will best serve all. Regulations are useful to guide behavior, not to stifle productive behavior.

• I believe excessive regulation stifles innovation and destroys productivity.

• I believe illegal drugs are like untreatable cancer. Eventually too many good people will have a bad outcome. We must summon the courage to address the supply problem and demand problem. THIS HAS TO STOP.