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John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician who has served since 2025 as the 57th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware.A member of the Democratic Party, Carney was the 74th Governor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025, the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017, the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009, and Delaware's ...
The executive branch is headed by the Governor of Delaware. The present governor is John Carney (D), who took office on January 17, 2017. The Lieutenant Governor is Bethany Hall-Long (D). The Attorney General is Kathy Jennings (D) since 2019. The Treasurer is Colleen Davis (D) since 2019. The Auditor is Lydia York (D) since 2023.
Governor: John Carney Bethany Hall-Long Matt Meyer (elect) Preceded by: Matthew Denn: Personal details; Born April 4, 1953 (age 71) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Political party: Democratic: Education: University of Delaware Villanova University
The party is the dominant political party in Delaware and has existed since the Jacksonian Democrats broke away from the Federalists in 1825. Incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden is a Delaware Democrat, having served as a U.S. Senator from the state from 1973 to 2009, when he was inaugurated as vice president.
Bethany A. Hall-Long (born November 12, 1963) is an American politician who has served as the 75th governor of Delaware since January 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Hall-Long previously served as lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025 and in the Delaware Senate from 2008 to 2016 and in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008.
John Carney (Delaware politician) (born 1956), governor of Delaware and former U.S. Representative John Patrick Carney (born 1976), Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives John Carney (Kentucky politician) (1969–2021), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
The 1792 constitution has the speaker of the senate exercising the office when it is vacant, and the 1897 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, [10] upon whom the office devolves in case of vacancy. [11] The offices of governor and lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.
In April 2021, she was nominated by Delaware Governor John Carney as Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, following the mid-term resignation of the former Chancellor Andre Bouchard. The Delaware Senate confirmed McCormick, and she began her 12-year term on May 6.