Ken Simpler | |
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Treasurer of Delaware | |
In office January 6, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
Governor | |
Preceded by | Chip Flowers |
Succeeded by | Colleen Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Alvin Simpler, Jr.
[1] July 15, 1967 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth Russell [2] |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Kenneth A. Simpler is an American politician. He was Delaware State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. He is the most recent Republican to win a statewide race in Delaware.
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 Juris Doctor 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]
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 as of 2023 establishes him as the most recent Republican to serve statewide.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Simpler | 13,491 | 53.88 | |
Republican | Sher Valenzuela | 11,549 | 46.12 | |
Total votes | 25,040 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Ken Simpler | 123,105 | 53.59 | |||
Democratic | Sean Barney | 100,218 | 43.63 | |||
Green | David Chandler | 6,373 | 2.77 | |||
Total votes | 229,696 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Colleen Davis | 187,225 | 52.36% | |
Republican | Ken Simpler (incumbent) | 163,999 | 45.87% | |
Green | David Chandler | 6,300 | 1.77% | |
Total votes | 357,524 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Ken Simpler | |
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Treasurer of Delaware | |
In office January 6, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
Governor | |
Preceded by | Chip Flowers |
Succeeded by | Colleen Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Alvin Simpler, Jr.
[1] July 15, 1967 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth Russell [2] |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Kenneth A. Simpler is an American politician. He was Delaware State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. He is the most recent Republican to win a statewide race in Delaware.
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 Juris Doctor 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]
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 as of 2023 establishes him as the most recent Republican to serve statewide.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ken Simpler | 13,491 | 53.88 | |
Republican | Sher Valenzuela | 11,549 | 46.12 | |
Total votes | 25,040 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ken Simpler | 123,105 | 53.59 | |||
Democratic | Sean Barney | 100,218 | 43.63 | |||
Green | David Chandler | 6,373 | 2.77 | |||
Total votes | 229,696 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Colleen Davis | 187,225 | 52.36% | |
Republican | Ken Simpler (incumbent) | 163,999 | 45.87% | |
Green | David Chandler | 6,300 | 1.77% | |
Total votes | 357,524 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |