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He defeated lieutenant governor of Delaware John Carney with 51% of the vote in the Democratic primary, and defeated the Republican nominee, former Delaware Superior Court judge Bill Lee, with 67% of the vote in the 2008 general election, becoming Delaware's first Jewish governor.
Jan 7, 2017 · It’s easy to forget now that Gov. Markell was not supposed to be governor. John Carney, who served as lieutenant governor from 2001 to 2009, had the backing of most of the party establishment going into the 2008 election.
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May 6, 2013 · Democratic Sen. Tom Carper’s term ends in January, 2019, two years after Markell leaves office. That leaves John Carney, whose seat in the U.S. House is up for election every two years. It’s conceivable, but unlikely, that Markell could run against him in the 2016 Democratic primary.
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Markell graduated from Newark High School and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with degrees in economics and development studies. He also received an MBA from the University of Chicago. Markell was a vice president for corporate development at Nextel. His other professional experience includes working in a senior management position at...
Delaware Governor
Markell was first elected Delaware Governor in 2008. Markell took the oath of office as the 73rd governorof Delaware on January 20, 2009, becoming the state's first Jewish governor. He won re-election in 2012 but was ineligible to seek a third term in 2016 due to term limits.
Delaware Treasurer
Markell was first elected Treasurerof Delaware in 1998, unseating Republican incumbent Janet C. Rzewnicki, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006.
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Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Markell is married to Carla Markell, whom he met while attending Newark High School. They have two children, Molly and Michael. The Markell family lives in Wilmington, Del.
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Jan 10, 2017 · Markell had charged into office in stunning fashion. Midway through his third term as state treasurer in 2008, he challenged Lt. Gov. John Carney for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, despite polling scenarios that gave him a very slim chance of winning.
Dec 7, 2009 · Life & Style. Jack Markell: The Year in Review. It could be argued that no Delaware governor had ever entered office under more challenging circumstances. How has he fared? Plus, the real story of how little Delaware landed Fisker. December 7, 2009 | By Bob Yearick.
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Mar 2, 2017 · A fundamental idea behind Markell’s years as governor—and an idea that, to his great chagrin, has fallen out of favor nationally—is that the key to creating jobs in the United States is not turning inward behind walls but preparing workers to compete in a global, tech-driven economy.
