Trinidad Navarro
American politician
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| Places | United States of America | |
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Biography
Trinidad Navarro is an American politician who is the Delaware Insurance Commissioner and previously served as New Castle County Sheriff. He is a Democrat.
Education and career
Navarro earned a BA from Wilmington University and served as a police officer for New Castle County for over 20 years. In 2010, he was elected New Castle County Sheriff. In 2016, Navarro defeated incumbent Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart in the primary election for state insurance commissioner, earning 55 percent of the vote. He went on to win the general election with 60 percent of the vote against Republican Jeffrey Cragg.
Harassment allegations
In October 2019, a federal lawsuit filed against Navarro by Delaware Department of Insurance employee Fleur McKendell alleged that she had been a victim of workplace sexual and racial discrimination. Included in the suit are claims that Navarro inappropriately touched McKendell's cornrows and made comments about her height and weight. A second lawsuit alleging harassment was filed against Navarro by an employee in January 2020.