Kathy Jennings
American attorney and politician
Kathy Jennings | |
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| 46th Attorney General of Delaware | |
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| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Matthew Denn |
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| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 70–71) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Kathleen Jennings (born 1952/1953)[1][failed verification] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and Juris Doctor the Villanova University School of Law.[2]
Career
She worked for the Delaware Department of Justice for twenty years as a state prosecutor and chief deputy attorney general. Among other cases, she successfully tried serial killer Steven Brian Pennell.[3] In 1995, she and Charles Oberly opened their own law firm.[4]
Jennings served as Chief Administrative Officer for New Castle County for one year. She resigned in January 2018 to run for Attorney General of Delaware.[5][6] She won the Democratic Party nomination.[7] She defeated Republican Bernard Pepukayi in the general election,[8] and was sworn into office on January 1, 2019.[9][10]
In the 2022 election, Jennings won a second term in a closer election, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 53 percent of the vote.[11]
Electoral history
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 2018 | Attorney General | General | Kathy Jennings | Democratic | 218,351 | 61.31% | Bernard Pepukayi | Republican | 137,730 | 38.68% | ||
| 2022 | Attorney General | General | Kathy Jennings | Democratic | 171,837 | 53.83% | Julianne Murray | Republican | 147,369 | 46.17% | ||
References
- ^ "Kathleen Jennings: Attorney General". Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Biden names Jennings as State Prosecutor | News". newarkpostonline.com. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Candidate Conversations: State Attorney General candidate Kathy Jennings | Delaware First Media". Delawarepublic.org. August 24, 2018. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Former state prosecutor to run for attorney general". Delaware State News. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Jennings resigns county post, expected to run for Delaware attorney general". Delawareonline.com. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Kathy Jennings running for attorney general". Cape Gazette. February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Kathy Jennings wins Democratic nod for Delaware attorney general". Delawareonline.com. September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Delaware's next attorney general: Kathy Jennings". Delawareonline.com. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Gerace, Frank (January 1, 2019). "Jennings, McGuiness, Davis sworn in to new elected positions". wdel.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "3 new state officials sworn in on New Year's Day". Delaware State News. January 2, 2019. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "(D) Kathy Jennings wins Delaware Attorney General Race".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kathy Jennings.
- Government website
- Campaign website
- Profile at Vote Smart
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Delaware 2019–present | Incumbent |
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▌Steve Marshall (R)
▌Treg Taylor (R)
▌Kris Mayes (D)
▌Tim Griffin (R)
▌Phil Weiser (D)
▌William Tong (D)
▌Kathy Jennings (D)
▌Ashley Moody (R)
▌Christopher M. Carr (R)
▌Anne E. Lopez (D)
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▌Kwame Raoul (D)
▌Todd Rokita (R)
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▌Alan Wilson (R)
▌Marty Jackley (R)
▌Jonathan Skrmetti (R)
▌Ken Paxton (R)
▌Sean Reyes (R)
▌Charity Clark (D)
▌Jason Miyares (R)
▌Bob Ferguson (D)
▌Patrick Morrisey (R)
▌Bridget Hill (R)
Federal districts:
▌Brian Schwalb (D)
- Political party affiliations
- ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
- ▌25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
- ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory)
- ▌2 Unknown (2 territories)
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