Lydia York | |
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Auditor of Delaware | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Governor | John Carney |
Preceded by | Dennis Greenhouse |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958or1959(age 65–66) Southern Pines,North Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Florida 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]
York was born in Southern Pines,North Carolina,and moved to Pittsburgh at the age of six. She graduated from Peabody High School. [4] York earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Florida A&M University,a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,and a Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in taxation from the Temple University Beasley School of Law. [5]
From 1979 to 1983,York worked as an accountant for Coopers &Lybrand. She later worked as a credit officer for Mellon Bank. From 1991 to 1997,she was a senior financial analyst for the Duquesne Light Company. As a law student,she clerked for the New Jersey Superior Court. York was an associate at Poppiti Law in 2011 and 2012 and has been a staff attorney and office manager of Stewarts Law since 2012.
In October 2021,Delaware Auditor of Accounts Kathy McGuiness was indicted on multiple corruption charges. [6] York announced that she would challenge McGuiness in the Democratic primary and was endorsed by the Delaware Democratic Party. [7] [8] [9] York won the primary election against McGuiness and the general election against Republican Janice Lorrah. [3] York was sworn in on Jan. 3,2023 at Delaware State University in Dover,Delaware as the first African-American woman to be elected to an executive office in Delaware. [2]
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