Lydia York

Lydia York
Auditor of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
GovernorJohn Carney
Preceded byDennis Greenhouse
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFlorida A&M University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Temple University (JD, LLM)

Lydia E. York (born 1958/1959)[1] is an American attorney, accountant, and Democratic politician who is the Delaware Auditor of Accounts. York is the first African American woman to be elected to an executive office in Delaware.[2] She was first elected in the 2022 general election after winning the 2022 Democratic primary, where she defeated incumbent auditor Kathy McGuiness in a 42-point landslide.[3]

  1. ^ "Primaries Set in State, Sussex" (PDF). Cape Gazette. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ DeRobertis, Kristina (2023-01-03). "Lydia York Sworn in as Delaware's Auditor of Accounts". WBOC.com.
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