Kathy Jennings
Attorney and politician
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| Intro | Attorney and politician | |
| A.K.A. | Kathleen Jennings | |
| A.K.A. | Kathleen Jennings | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law | |
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| Birth | Wilmington, USA | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Kathleen Jennings is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Jennings graduated from the Villanova University School of Law in 1978. 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 serial killer Steven Brian Pennell. In 1995, she and Charles Oberly opened their own law firm.
Jennings served as Chief Administrative Officer for New Castle County for one year. She resigned in January 2018 to run for Attorney General of Delaware. She won the Democratic Party nomination. She defeated Republican Bernard Pepukayi in the general election, and was sworn into office on January 1, 2019.