Kathy Jennings

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Kathy Jennings
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Democratic Party

Attorney General of Delaware
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Compensation

Base salary

$152,891

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Kathy Jennings (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Delaware. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Jennings (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Attorney General of Delaware. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Jennings succeeded Matthew Denn (D), who served from 2015 to 2018.

Jennings won the Democratic primary for attorney general against three challengers on September 6, 2018. She went on to win the open general election on November 6, 2018, defeating Republican Bernard Pepukayi with 61.3 percent of the vote.

Biography

Jennings was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She attended the University of Delaware and Villanova University Law School.[1]

Jennings worked as the Delaware state prosecutor from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, she became chief administrative officer of New Castle County. She also served as the county's public safety director. Jennings previously worked for the Delaware Department of Justice, as the Delaware state prosecutor, and as chief deputy attorney general for the Delaware DOJ. Jennings also worked in private practice.[1]

Political career

Delaware Attorney General (2019-present)

Jennings became the 46th attorney general of Delaware on January 1, 2019. She was first elected to the position on November 6, 2018. She succeeded Matthew Denn (D).

Elections

2022

See also: Delaware Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Delaware

Incumbent Kathy Jennings defeated Julianne Murray in the general election for Attorney General of Delaware on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kathy Jennings
Kathy Jennings (D)
 
53.8
 
171,837
Image of Julianne Murray
Julianne Murray (R) Candidate Connection
 
46.2
 
147,369

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 319,206
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kathy Jennings advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Delaware.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Julianne Murray advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Delaware.

2018

See also: Delaware Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Delaware

Kathy Jennings defeated Bernard Pepukayi in the general election for Attorney General of Delaware on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kathy Jennings
Kathy Jennings (D)
 
61.3
 
218,351
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Bernard Pepukayi (R)
 
38.7
 
137,730

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 356,081
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Delaware

Kathy Jennings defeated LaKresha Roberts, Chris Johnson, and Tim Mullaney in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Delaware on September 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kathy Jennings
Kathy Jennings
 
56.6
 
46,038
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LaKresha Roberts
 
21.6
 
17,584
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Chris Johnson
 
15.0
 
12,195
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tim Mullaney
 
6.8
 
5,513

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 81,330
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Delaware

Bernard Pepukayi advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Delaware on September 6, 2018.

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Bernard Pepukayi

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Kathy Jennings
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Douglas F. Gansler  source  (D) Governor of Maryland (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Joe Biden  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2020) Won General

Personal

When she was elected attorney general, Jennings had two children.[1]


Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Kathy Jennings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Attorney General of Delaware, "Attorney General Kathy Jennings Biography," accessed January 15, 2019

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