Biography
Kathy Jennings is the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. A former Delaware state prosecutor, she is seeking a third four-year term and says her priorities are public safety, consumer and corporate accountability, election protection and legal action against federal policies.[1][2][3]
Jennings was born and raised in Wilmington and graduated from the University of Delaware and Villanova University Law School.[4]
Jennings began her career as a prosecutor in the Delaware Department of Justice, one of two women prosecutors there at the time, and later served as State Prosecutor and Chief Deputy Attorney General.[2][4] In 2017 she was appointed Chief Administrative Officer of New Castle County.[4]
Jennings was elected Attorney General in 2018, the first woman Democrat elected to the post according to her survey response, and took office on January 1, 2019.[1][2][4] She was re-elected in 2022.[1][2]
- 1.Delaware Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Delaware Attorney General election, 2026 — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.DEGOP names veteran Dave Graham as attorney general candidate · Delaware LIVE News News report
- 4.Attorney General Kathy Jennings Biography · Delaware Department of Justice · 2026-10-19 Official record
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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