Biography
A Representative from Delaware. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. , May 20, 1956. Graduated from St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, Del. , 1974. A. B. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1978. M. P. A. , University of Delaware, Newark, Del. , 1987. Athletic coach. Staff, United States Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. , of Delaware, 1986-1989. New Castle County, Del. , chief administrative officer, 1989-1994. Staff, Governor Thomas Carper of Delaware, 1994-1997. Finance secretary of Delaware, 1997-2000. Lieutenant governor of Delaware, 2001-2009. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016. Governor of Delaware, 2017-2025. Mayor of Wilmington, Del. , 2025-present.