Kathy Jennings

Kathleen Jennings is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Kathy Jennings
46th Attorney General of Delaware
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
GovernorJohn Carney
Preceded byMatthew Denn
Personal details
Born1952/1953 (age 66–67)[1]
Wilmington, Delaware U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BA)
Villanova University (JD)

Early life and education

Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and Juris Doctor the Villanova University School of Law.[2]

Career

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]

Electoral history
Election results
Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2018 Attorney General General Kathy Jennings Democratic 218,351 61.31% Bernard Pepukayi Republican 137,730 38.68%

References
  1. Kathleen Jennings: Attorney General
  2. "Biden names Jennings as State Prosecutor | News". newarkpostonline.com. November 7, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  3. "Candidate Conversations: State Attorney General candidate Kathy Jennings | Delaware First Media". Delawarepublic.org. August 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. "Former state prosecutor to run for attorney general". Delaware State News. January 9, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. "Jennings resigns county post, expected to run for Delaware attorney general". Delawareonline.com. January 8, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. "Kathy Jennings running for attorney general". Cape Gazette. February 14, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  7. "Kathy Jennings wins Democratic nod for Delaware attorney general". Delawareonline.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  8. (302) 324-2787 (November 6, 2018). "Delaware's next attorney general: Kathy Jennings". Delawareonline.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Frank Gerace (January 1, 2019). "Jennings, McGuiness, Davis sworn in to new elected positions | The Latest from WDEL News". wdel.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  10. "3 new state officials sworn in on New Year's Day". Delaware State News. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Matthew Denn		 Attorney General of Delaware
2019–present		 Incumbent


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