Jan C. Ting

Jan C. Ting (Chinese: 丁景安; pinyin: Dīng Jǐngān，born 1948) is a Professor of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 2006 U.S. Senate election.

[edit] Early life and family

Ting was born in Dearborn, Michigan, son of Dr. Sik Woo Ting, a Chinese immigrant who came to the United States in 1937 with his wife, to continue their studies after the Japanese invasion of China. His father received his medical degree from the University of Michigan, and joined the U.S. Army as a medical officer during World War II and saw action at the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle for Germany. He received his U.S. citizenship while on active duty with the U.S. Army in France in 1945.

Jan Ting is a 1970 graduate of Oberlin College and received an M.A. degree in Asian Studies from the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii in 1972. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1975. He resides in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife, Helen Page Ting, a physician. They have two daughters, Margaret, and Mary.

Ting joined the faculty of Temple University School of Law in 1977. He teaches courses in taxation, immigration, and national security. In 1990, he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as Assistant Commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the U.S. Department of Justice. He served in this capacity until 1993, when he returned to the faculty at Temple University, serving as Director of the Graduate Tax Program from 1994 to 2001. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Widener University in Wilmington, and is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.

Ting testified before the 9/11 Commission in December 2003 on the subject of immigration and national security, has testified before the United States Congress, and published articles on the topics of taxation, immigration, and national security. He has been quoted in news reports and published commentary in various media including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, National Public Radio, PBS Newshour, ABC Nightline, the NBC Today Show, Dateline, and Evening News programs. A frequent guest on CN-8, Fox News, and MSNBC, he continues to be called on to discuss current topics related to immigration and national security.

Ting was appointed by Governor Michael N. Castle as Chairman of the Delaware State Personnel Commission. In 2006 he was endorsed by the Delaware Republican convention as the party’s candidate in the 2006 U.S. Senate election. He narrowly defeated primary opponent Michael D. Protack for the nomination, and was himself defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper in the November 2006 election.

Year	Office	Election	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
2006	U.S. Senator	Primary	Jan C. Ting	Republican	6,110	43%	Michael D. Protack Christine O'Donnell	Republican	5,771 2,505	40% 17%
2006	U.S. Senate	General	Jan C. Ting	Republican	69,732	29%	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	170,544	70%

Jan Ting for Senate (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
Temple Faculty Profile. Temple University, Beasley School of Law (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-01.

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