Charles “Bud” Freel attended Salesianum High School and the University of Delaware. He is currently employed with the State of Delaware in the Department of Transportation’s Public Relations as a New Castle County Legislative Liaison.

He holds memberships with the Interfaith Community Housing, Inc., St. Anthony's Community Center, Inc., Los Jardines, Wilmington Housing Partnership and the Friends of the Woodlawn Library Board of Directors.

His interests include spending time with his daughters, Rose and Molly.

Councilman Freel has served on City Council since 1997. He has worked hard with Wilmington citizens in the area of building new housing stock, rehabilitating existing homes, neighborhood clean-ups and eradicating vacant properties.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to represent the citizens of Wilmington for another four years. I will continue to focus on our neighborhoods and the people who live in them. For a city to prosper, it must have strong neighborhoods. I will work to improve the quality of our housing stock, increase the presence of Community Policing and find ways for a cleaner Wilmington. Most importantly, I will continue to be accessible and responsive to the people of Wilmington.”