Kathleen Jennings (born 1952/1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Jennings earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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and Juris Doctor the

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Career

She worked for the Delaware Department of Justice for twenty years as a state prosecutor and chief deputy attorney general. Among other cases, she successfully tried

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. In 1995, she and Charles Oberly opened their own law firm. Jennings served as Chief Administrative Officer for

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for one year. She resigned in January 2018 to run for Attorney General of Delaware. She won the Democratic Party nomination. She defeated

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Bernard Pepukayi in the general election, and was sworn into office on January 1, 2019. In the 2022 election, Jennings won a second term in a closer election, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 53 percent of the vote.https://www.wrde.com/news/d-kathy-jennings-wins-delaware-attorney-general-race/article_6ab819c2-5ef4-11ed-b9e3-e3e3c7345333.html

Electoral history

References

External links

Government website

Campaign website
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