John Carney (politician)
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| 74th Governor of Delaware | |
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Assumed office January 17, 2017 |
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| Lieutenant | Bethany Hall-Long |
| Preceded by | Jack Markell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Castle |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Blunt Rochester |
| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
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In office January 16, 2001 – January 20, 2009 |
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| Governor | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Preceded by | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Denn |
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John Charles Carney Jr. May 20, 1956 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. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 prior to his governorship. Carney was also the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009 and served as Delaware's Secretary of Finance. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Delaware in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for Governor of Delaware again in 2016 and won to succeed 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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