Kathy Jennings | |
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| 46th Attorney General of Delaware | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Matthew Denn |
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| Born | 1952or1953(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.
Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and Juris Doctor the Villanova University School of Law. [2]
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]
| Election results | ||||||||||||
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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% | ||
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