John Carney | |
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| 74th Governor of Delaware | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Bethany Hall-Long |
| Preceded by | Jack Markell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Castle |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Blunt Rochester |
| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
| In office January 16, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Governor | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Preceded by | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Denn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Charles Carney Jr. May 20, 1956 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tracey Quillen |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician who has served since 2017 as the 74th governor of Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, Carney was 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 secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000.[1]
He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote. Carney is running for mayor of Wilmington in the 2024 election. He won the primary election in September by 743 votes.[2]
- ^ "List of Secretaries of Finance 1970-present" (PDF). Government of Delaware. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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