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Delaware Attorney General

Current State AG
Kathy Jennings (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Kathy Jennings was elected as attorney general in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she was chief administrative officer of New Castle County, managing more than 1,500 employees and a budget of $284 million. AG Jennings previously served as chief deputy AG under former AG Charles Oberly, where she helped create Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Division. Following AG Jennings’ tenure as chief deputy, she and Oberly entered private practice together. AG Jennings also served as state prosecutor, and was a prosecutor...

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Kathy Jennings was elected as attorney general in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she was chief administrative officer of New Castle County, managing more than 1,500 employees and a budget of $284 million. AG Jennings previously served as chief deputy AG under former AG Charles Oberly, where she helped create Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Division. Following AG Jennings’ tenure as chief deputy, she and Oberly entered private practice together. AG Jennings also served as state prosecutor, and was a prosecutor for the Delaware Department of Justice, where she prosecuted domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide cases.

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The AG is an elected position in Delaware.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years/none

Election Timeline & Candidates

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  2. Primary Election
  3. General Election
Kathy Jennings (D)
Democrat
Incumbent

Kathy Jennings (D)

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Dwayne Bensing (D)
Democrat

Dwayne Bensing (D)

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Kathy Jennings (D)
Democrat
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Kathy Jennings (D)

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Dwayne Bensing (D)
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Dwayne Bensing (D)

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Latest Delaware Attorney General News & Insights

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Attorney General’s Administrative Proceeding Enforcement Authority in Landmark Opinion

The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in Swan Energy, Inc., Brandon Davis, John Schiffner, and Cody Davis v. Investor Protection Unit of Delaware Department of Justice dismissing constitutional challenges to the Delaware Department of Justice’s administrative process for enforcing alleged violations. The Delaware Investor Protection Unit (Unit) of the Delaware Department…

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CA and DE AGs Secure Safety and Oversight Commitments, Will Not Oppose OpenAI Recapitalization

Delaware AG Kathy Jennings announced that her office has issued a Statement of No Objection to the proposed corporate recapitalization of the artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, Inc., a Delaware nonprofit corporation headquartered in California. Following OpenAI’s creation of a public benefit corporation (PBC), AG Jennings reviewed the plan to ensure that (1) OpenAI’s public safety…

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