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Delaware State Treasurer Election, 2018
The 2018 Delaware State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent State Treasurer Ken Simpler announced on November 2, 2017, that he would seek re-election to a second term. He lost the general election to Democratic nominee Colleen Davis. Republican primary Ken Simpler ran unopposed in the primary and automatically became the Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee. Candidates Nominee * Ken Simpler, incumbent State Treasurer Democratic primary Candidates Nominee * Colleen Davis, healthcare consultant Green primary Candidates Nominee * David Chandler, Green Party (United States), Green nominee for State Treasurer in 2014 and for Delaware Senate, State Senate in 2016 Endorsements General election Endorsements Polling Results References External links ;Official campaign websitesKen Simpler (R) for State Treasurer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Davis
Colleen Davis (; born 1979/1980) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party serving as the Delaware State Treasurer. As a child, Davis moved from the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland to Sussex County, Delaware, where she grew up. She graduated from Indian River High School in 1998 and attended Philadelphia University on a soccer scholarship. Prior to running for office, she worked as a financial consultant for medical systems. In 2016, she moved to Dagsboro, Delaware with her husband Anthony and their three children. Davis ran for State Treasurer in the 2018 elections and defeated incumbent Republican Ken Simpler. Her victory was a major upset and was one of several losses for prominent Republicans in Delaware. She was sworn into office on January 1, 2019. In November 2018, Davis was issued citations for driving on a suspended license and failure to show insurance and registration. Although she told a police officer that she has not driven on her suspen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Journal
''The News Journal'' is the main newspaper for Wilmington, Delaware, and the surrounding area. It is headquartered in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near New Castle, and is owned by Gannett. History The ancestry of the News Journal reflects the mergers of several newspapers. It is dated to Oct. 1, 1866 when Howard M. Jenkins and Wilmer Atkinson started the afternoon publication ''Daily Commercial''. In 1877, that paper was absorbed into a rival, the ''Every Evening'', founded by Georgetown native William T. Croasdale. The ''Evening Journal'', later owned by the Du Pont family, was founded in 1888 as a competitor to the Every Evening. The two papers merged in 1933. Another predecessor to the News Journal was the ''Morning Herald'', founded in 1876 by Philadelphia lawyer John O'Byrne. It later became the Daily Morning News, bought by Alfred I. Du Pont in 1911. For most of the 20th century, the Du Pont family owned these two Delaware newspapers, ''The Morning N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Delaware Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 6, 2018. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2018. In the general election, Democrats took over all statewide offices and defeated two of the highest ranking Republicans in the Delaware General Assembly. Those races were all won by Democratic women, putting a record number of women in statewide elected offices in Delaware. The Democratic Party became the first party to hold all nine statewide offices in Delaware since the Republican Party in 1970. Federal Senate House of Representatives State Constitutional officers Attorney general Incumbent Democratic attorney general Matthew Denn did not run for reelection to a second term in office. The Republican Party originally nominated former chief Sussex County prosecutor Peggy Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonewall Democrats
Stonewall Democrats, also known in some states as LGBT Democrats, is a caucus within the Democratic Party that advocates for issues that are relevant to LGBT Americans. The caucus primarily operates through individual chapters or political clubs supporting LGBT rights and affiliated with the Democratic Party. History In 1971, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club of San Francisco was the first registered LGBT Democratic club in the nation. In 1975, the Stonewall Democratic Club was established in Los Angeles, California, the first 'Stonewall Democratic Club' in the country established for LGBT individuals and straight allies committed to achieving equality for all and to advancing progressive and feminist values through the Democratic Party. National Stonewall Democratic Federation The National Stonewall Democratic Federation was a national organization of LGBT Democratic clubs and individuals. It was founded on May 8–10, 1998, in Kansas City, Missouri. On January 1, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerri Evelyn Harris
Kerri Evelyn Harris (born December 24, 1979) is an American activist and politician who is the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Delaware House of Representatives, state representative for Delaware's 32nd district. She was previously a Democratic candidate for 2018 United States Senate election in Delaware#Democratic primary, United States Senate in 2018, mounting an unsuccessful Primary election, primary challenge to incumbent US Senator Tom Carper. Political career In February 2018, Harris announced that she would be challenging three-term incumbent US Senator Tom Carper in the Democratic primary election. She ran on a platform supporting Medicare for All, Universal preschool, universal pre-K, a Fight for $15, $15 an hour minimum wage, and Criminal justice reform in the United States, criminal justice reform, among other Progressivism in the United States, progressive proposals. Harris identifies as a progressive, but when asked if she was a Democratic socialism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Delaware
The governor of Delaware (president of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of government of Delaware and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Delaware Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and only with the recommendation of the Board of Pardons. There have been 71 people who have served as governor, over 74 distinct terms. Three ( Joseph Haslet, Charles Polk Jr. and Elbert N. Carvel) served non-consecutive terms. Additionally, Henry Molleston was elected, but died before he could take office. Only four governors have been elected to two consecutive terms, with the longest-serving being Ruth Ann Minner, who was elected twice after succeeding to the office, serving a total of just over eight years. The shortest term is that of Dale E. Wolf, who served 18 days following his predecessor's resig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carney (Delaware Politician)
John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician serving as the List of governors of Delaware, 74th governor of Delaware since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Carney served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017 and as the List of lieutenant governors of Delaware, 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008 Delaware gubernatorial election, 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election, 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote. Early life Carney was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and raised in Claymont, Delaware, Claymont, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010. Raised in Hockessin, Delaware, Coons graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He received graduate degrees from Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School. He went to work as a volunteer relief worker in Kenya, where he had taken classes in the University of Nairobi, later returning to the U.S. to work for the Coalition for the Homeless in New York. He spent some time as a legal clerk in New York before returning to Delaware in 1996, where he spent eight years as in-house counsel for a materials manufacturing company. In the interim he worked for several nonprofit organizations. Coons served as president of the New Castle County Council from 2001 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. A native of Beckley, West Virginia, Carper graduated from Ohio State University. Serving as a naval flight officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968 until 1973, he flew the P-3 Orion as a tactical coordinator and mission commander and saw active duty in the Vietnam War. After leaving the active duty Navy, he remained in the U.S. Naval Reserve for another 18 years and eventually retired with the rank of Captain (O-6). Upon receiving his MBA from the University of Delaware in 1975, Carper went to work for the state of Delaware in its economic development office. He was elected state treasurer, serving from 1977 to 1983 and leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Gazette
''Cape Gazette'' is an independently owned and operated twice-weekly, community newspaper published in Lewes, Delaware. It is currently available every Tuesday and Friday. The newspaper covers the Cape Region, an area in southeastern Sussex County, Delaware. History After a local weekly newspaper, ''The Whale'', converted to a daily publication with greater statewide coverage and less community focus, ''Cape Gazette'' was founded in 1993 by publisher Dennis Forney and editor Trish Vernon. The venture aimed at bringing back a reliable source of news and information for and about the Cape Region. In the inaugural issue on May 28, 1993, Forney wrote, "''Cape Gazette'' is designed to celebrate the lives and times of the people who live and own property in what many people consider one of the most beautiful and unique areas along the eastern seaboard." ''Cape Gazette''’s primary website ''CapeGazette.com'' was launched in 1998. In 2000, a free visitor’s guide, ''Beach Paper'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth A
Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is '' Ken''. Etymology The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord". People :''(see also Ken (name) and Kenny)'' Places In the United States: * Kenneth, Indiana * Kenneth, Minnesota * Kenneth City, Florida In Scotland: * Inch Kenneth, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull Other * "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. from their ninth studio album, ''Monster'' (1994). The song's title refers to an incident in New York City in 1986, when two then-unknown assailants att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
