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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 following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Delaware: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Auditor; State Insurance Commissioner; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S. Senate
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
Davis ran for Delaware State Treasurer in the 2018 elections as a member of the Democratic Party. She defeated incumbent Republican Ken Simpler. [1] [6] [7] Her victory was a major upset and was one of several losses for prominent Republicans in Delaware. [8] [9] She was sworn into office on January 1, 2019. [10]
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) has won the Democratic nomination to become the next mayor of Wilmington, according to Decision Desk HQ. Carney took the unusual step of seeking a lower-level office ...
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.
Before 1776, Delaware was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, administered by colonial governors in Pennsylvania as the "Lower Counties on Delaware".. In 1776, soon after Delaware and the other Thirteen Colonies declared independence from Britain, the state adopted its first state constitution.
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.