Back جون كارني (سياسي) Arabic جون كارنى ARZ جان کارنی AZB John Carney (političar) BS John Carney Czech John C. Carney German Τζον Κάρνεϊ Greek John C. Carney Spanish جان کارنی Persian John C. Carney French
John Carney | |
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| Mayor-elect of Wilmington | |
| Assuming office January 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Mike Purzycki |
| 74th Governor of Delaware | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Bethany Hall-Long |
| Preceded by | Jack Markell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Castle |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Blunt Rochester |
| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
| In office January 16, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Governor | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Preceded by | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Denn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Charles Carney Jr. May 20, 1956 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tracey Quillen |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician who has served since 2017 as the 74th governor of Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, Carney was the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017, the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009, and Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000.[1]
He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote. Carney is mayor-elect for mayor of Wilmington, having won in the 2024 election. He won the primary election in September by 743 votes and was elected mayor with no opposition.[2][3]
- ^ "List of Secretaries of Finance 1970-present" (PDF). Government of Delaware. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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