Kathy Jennings
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| 46th Attorney General of Delaware | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Matthew Denn |
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| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 70–71) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
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Kathleen Jennings (born 1952/1953)[1][failed verification] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and Juris Doctor the Villanova University School of Law.[2]
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]
In the 2022 election, Jennings won a second term in a closer election, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 53 percent of the vote.[11]
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 2018 | Attorney General | General | Kathy Jennings | Democratic | 218,351 | 61.31% | Bernard Pepukayi | Republican | 137,730 | 38.68% | ||
| 2022 | Attorney General | General | Kathy Jennings | Democratic | 171,837 | 53.83% | Julianne Murray | Republican | 147,369 | 46.17% | ||
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Delaware 2019–present |
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