Jerry Northington

Jerry Northington (born November 30, 1946) sought the Democratic Party nomination for a Delaware congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. The district encompasses the entire state of Delaware. The race was an effort to unseat long-term Republican incumbent Michael Castle from the US House of Representatives. The primary election was won by his opponent, Karen Hartly-Nagle (with Northington securing 34.5% of the vote), who went on to lose the general election to Castle.

Northington is a lifelong Democrat. A veterinarian and small businessman by profession, he describes himself as "a veteran for peace, education and healthcare."

Dr. Jerry Northington was born in 1946 in Mayfield, Kentucky. He lived in the same town until leaving for college in 1964. His father was a mixed practice veterinarian based in Mayfield. The practice encompassed several surrounding counties. His mother, a stay-at-home mom, raised three boys.

Dr. Northington received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1975.

Northington is also a lifelong musician. He plays the dulcimer and banjo and sings the traditional old-time music of Appalachia.

Northington entered military service in March, 1967, and served in Vietnam until March, 1970. After Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA, Northington trained at Fort Campbell, Kentucky as a tank driver and was assigned to a tank battalion in the 3rd Armored Division stationed in Gelnhausen, Germany. During a 17-month assignment in Germany, he was sent to school for additional training as a communications technician and then as communications chief.

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