John C. Carney Jr.

John Carney
Carney in 2024
57th Mayor of Wilmington
Assumed office
January 7, 2025
Preceded byMike Purzycki
74th Governor of Delaware
In office
January 17, 2017 – January 7, 2025
LieutenantBethany Hall-Long
Preceded byJack Markell
Succeeded byBethany Hall-Long
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Delaware's at-large district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byMike Castle
Succeeded byLisa Blunt Rochester
24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
In office
January 16, 2001 – January 20, 2009
GovernorRuth Ann Minner
Preceded byRuth Ann Minner
Succeeded byMatthew Denn
Personal details
Born
John Charles Carney Jr.

(1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 68)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Tracey Quillen
Children2
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Delaware (MPA)

John Charles Carney Jr.[1] (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician who has been the Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware since 2025. He was the 74th governor of Delaware from 2017 to 2025. Before becoming governor, he served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He was also the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009.[2]

Carney also served as Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000.

In November 2024, Carney was elected mayor of Wilmington, Delaware in a landslide victory.[3]

References

  1. "About Governor John Carney". Governor John Carney - State of Delaware. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. "John Carney". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. "Why a Governor Is Stepping Down, and Running for Mayor". New York Times. October 31, 2024.