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John C. Carney, Jr.

John Carney
John C. Carney Jr. official portrait 112th Congress.jpg
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 Michael 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.
(1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 60)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Tracey Quillen
Residence Governor's Mansion
Education Dartmouth College (BA)
University of Delaware, Newark (MPA)
Website Official website

John Charles Carney Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is the 74th and current Governor of Delaware since January 2017. He served as the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 and is a member of the Democratic Party. Carney was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. Prior to that, he served as Delaware's Secretary of Finance; he also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Delaware in 2008. He ran for Governor of Delaware again in 2016 and won to succeed Jack Markell, who was term-limited.

Carney was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Ann Marie (née Buckley) and John Charles "Jack" Carney. His great-grandparents immigrated from Ireland. Carney was quarterback of the 1973 state championship St. Mark's High School football team, and earned All-Ivy League and Most Valuable Player honors in football at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1978. While a student at Dartmouth, he joined the local Beta Alpha Omega fraternity. He later coached freshman football at the University of Delaware, while earning his master's degree in public administration.

Carney has served as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of New Castle County and as Secretary of Finance and Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Tom Carper.


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