Ken Simpler
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| Treasurer of Delaware | |
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| Preceded by | Chip Flowers |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Davis |
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| Born | Kenneth Alvin Simpler, Jr.[1] Script error: No such module "person date". Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. |
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| Party | Republican |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Elizabeth Russell[2] |
| Children | 3 |
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Kenneth Alvin Simpler, Jr. (born July 15, 1967) is an American politician who served as Delaware State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. He is to date the last Republican to win and hold a statewide office in Delaware.
Education
Simpler attended high school at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political economy at Princeton University.[3] While in college, he was charged in an incident where 45 students were sent to the Princeton infirmary or local hospital for alcohol-induced medical problems, including one student who was in a coma for 24 hours. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for his role in hosting parties where alcohol was served to minors.[4]
Simpler earned a Master of Business Administration and a J.D. from the University of Chicago. He was owner and chief financial officer of Seaboard Hotels and managing director at Citadel LLC. He worked as a corporate attorney at Kirkland & Ellis and has served on the board of directors of Draper Holdings, the parent company of WBOC and Fox 21.[3]
While serving as Delaware State Treasurer, Simpler enrolled at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware to pursue a Master of Public Administration. After leaving office, he completed the degree in February 2020.[5]
Political career
Simpler was elected Delaware State Treasurer on November 4, 2014, and took office on January 6, 2015.[6] In the 2018 elections, he was defeated in his reelection campaign by Democrat Colleen Davis.[7] His defeat was one of several losses for prominent Republicans in Delaware in 2018[7][8] and to date makes him as the last Republican to serve statewide.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Simpler | 13,491 | 53.88 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sher Valenzuela | 11,549 | 46.12 | |
| Total votes | 25,040 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Simpler | 123,105 | 53.59 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sean Barney | 100,218 | 43.63 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Chandler | 6,373 | 2.77 | |||
| Total votes | 229,696 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Colleen Davis | 187,225 | 52.36% | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Simpler (incumbent) | 163,999 | 45.87% | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Chandler | 6,300 | 1.77% | |
| Total votes | 357,524 | 100% | ||
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kenneth Alvin Simpler Jr - Delaware - Public-sector labor union contributions". publicunionfacts.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ken Simpler, Esq".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ken's Background". Official campaign website. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hevesi, Dennis (May 26, 1988). "2 at Princeton Get Jail Terms For Roles in Pledge Drinking". New York Times.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Home". kensimpler.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Kenneth Simpler". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Jerry (November 6, 2018). "Democrat Colleen Davis takes state treasurer race over Ken Simpler". The News Journal.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schmidt, Sophia (November 7, 2018). "State House and Senate Minority Whips ousted by Democratic challengers". Delaware Public Media.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". elections.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
