John C. Carney, Jr.

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John C. Carney, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 16, 2001
Preceded by	Ruth Ann Minner
Born	May 20, 1956 (1956-05-20) (age 52) Wilmington, Delaware
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tracey Quillan
Residence	Wilmington, Delaware
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Religion	Roman Catholic

John C. Carney, Jr. (born May 20, 1956) is an American politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. He is serving in his second term and is a candidate for Governor of Delaware in 2008.

[edit] Early life and family

Carney was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son of John C. and Ann Carney. He was quarterback of the 1973 state championship St. Mark's High School football team, and earned All-Ivy League and Most Valuable Player honors in football at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1978. He later coached freshmen football at the University of Delaware, while earning his master's degree in public administration. He and his wife, Tracey, have two children, Sam and Jimmy.

[edit] Lt. Governor of Delaware

Carney has served as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of New Castle County and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Thomas R. Carper. For several years in the late 1990’s he was the Delaware State Secretary of Finance. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2000, re-elected in 2004 and has served since January 16, 2001.

As Lieutenant Governor Carney presides over the Delaware State Senate and chairs the Board of Pardons. He is chairman of the Delaware Health Care Commission, the Interagency Council on Adult Literacy, the Criminal Justice Council, the Center for Education Technology, and the Livable Delaware Advisory Council. In 2002, he launched the education initiative "Models of Excellence in Education" to identify practices in schools that have raised student achievement.

Carney was also selected by other Lieutenant Governors as chairman of the National Lieutenant Governors Association from July 2004 to July 2005. Carney is seeking the office of Governor in 2008, when incumbent Governor Ruth Ann Minner is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.

Carney has long been an advocate for wellness issues in Delaware, sponsoring "BeHealthy Delaware" and "The Lt. Governor's Challenge" to encourage Delawareans to be more active and address the State's high rate of chronic diseases. He recently proposed the creation of a health care assistance program to be called "Delaware First Care." Through this system the state of Delaware would guarantee access to primary and preventive care by subsidizing routine screening and medical visits, based on a sliding payment scale depending on household income. ^[1]

[edit] Almanac

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. The Lieutenant Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four year term.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• John Carney Biography

[edit] External links

• Carney campaign website

[edit] Places with more information

• Historical Society of Delaware, 505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware (302) 655-7161
• University of Delaware Library, 181 South College Ave., Newark, Delaware (302) 831-2965

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