Jeffrey Bullock | |
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Secretary of State of Delaware | |
Assumed office January 20, 2009 | |
Governor | Jack Markell John Carney Bethany Hall-Long Matt Meyer |
Preceded by | Harriet Smith Windsor |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1960 (age 64) Claymont,Delaware,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Delaware (BA) |
Jeffrey W. Bullock is an American politician and the Secretary of State of Delaware. [1]
Bullock is from Claymont,Delaware. [2] He holds a degree from the University of Delaware in economics and political science.[ citation needed ]
Bullock served as chief of staff under Tom Carper when he was Governor of Delaware. In 2006,New Castle county executive Chris Coons appointed Bullock to be the county's chief administrative officer. [3] Governor Jack Markell appointed Bullock as Secretary of State in January 2009. [4] In 2024,governor-elect Matt Meyer announced he would appoint Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez to replace Bullock as secretary of state. [5]
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