Matthew Denn
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| 45th Attorney General of Delaware | |
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Assumed office January 6, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Jack Markell John Carney |
| Preceded by | Beau Biden |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – January 6, 2015 |
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| Governor | Jack Markell |
| Preceded by | John Carney |
| Succeeded by | Bethany Hall-Long (2017) |
| Insurance Commissioner of Delaware | |
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In office January 4, 2005 – January 4, 2009 |
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| Governor | Ruth Ann Minner |
| Preceded by | Donna Williams |
| Succeeded by | Karen Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1966 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michele Denn |
| Education |
University of California, Berkeley (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Matthew P. "Matt" Denn (born February 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician from New Castle County, Delaware. He became Attorney General of Delaware in January 2015. Denn previously served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 2009 to 2015. He was the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware from 2005 to 2009.
Denn was born in Wilmington to Morton Denn, a Distinguished Professor of chemical engineering at the City College of New York, and Marilyn Denn. He grew up in suburban Hockessin and moved to Berkeley, California during high school. A graduate with honors and student body president at the University of California, Berkeley, he received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1991. He now lives with his wife, Michele, and twin children, Zachary and Adam.
Returning to Delaware in 1991, Denn worked for two years with Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, providing pro bono legal services to the underserved and underrepresented. Entering private practice, Denn became a partner with the law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor in 2000. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.
In 1998, Denn was appointed by Governor Tom Carper to serve as chairman of the Child Protection Accountability Commission, formed following the death of a four year old whose abuse and neglect went undetected by a state investigation. Under Denn's leadership, the commission lobbied to for caseload standards and career ladders for child protection workers, working to prevent inexperience and high turnover from compromising child safety.
Denn served as Governor Ruth Ann Minner's legal counsel from 2001 through 2003, writing legislation including the Patient's Bill of Rights and the Emergency Health Powers Act.
In 1998, Denn ran for a seat in the Delaware State Senate against Republican incumbent Bob Connor. He lost that race but was elected State Insurance Commissioner in 2004, defeating Karen Weldin Stewart in the Democratic primary race, and later defeating Republican Party candidate, Dave Ennis, a member of Delaware General Assembly, in the general election. Denn served as Insurance Commissioner from January 4, 2005 until January 4, 2009.
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