Jack Markell

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Jack Markell
Governor of Delaware
Incumbent
In office
January 20, 2009 - Present
Term ends
January 15, 2013
Years in position 3
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Pension$171,000
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 4, 2008
Next election2012
Term limits2 terms
Prior offices
Delaware State Treasurer
1999 - 2009
Education
High schoolNewark High School
Bachelor'sBrown University
Master'sUniversity of Chicago
Personal
BirthdayNovember 26, 1960
Place of birthCentreville, Delaware
Websites
Office website

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Jack A. Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American businessman and Governor of Delaware from Centerville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party, who previously served as state treasurer of Delaware for three terms. Markell took the oath of office as the 73th governor of Delaware on January 20, 2009, becoming the state's first Jewish governor.

Biography

Markell graduated from Newark High School and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with degrees in economics and development studies and received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He is married to Carla Markell, whom he met while attending Newark High School. They have two children, Molly and Michael.

Markell served as Vice President for Corporate Development at Nextel, where he was responsible for coming up with the name “Nextel,”] and helping to lead the movement to wireless technology. His other work experience included a senior management position at Comcast Corporation as well as posts as a consultant at McKinsey and Company, Inc. and as a banker at First Chicago Corporation.

Education

  • MBA, University of Chicago
  • BA, Economics/Development Studies, Brown University

Political career

Deleware Governor (2009-Present)

Markell was first elected Delaware Governor in 2008.

Public employee pensions

Markell's plan to cut public employee pension and health benefits received overwhelming support from officials within his administration, legislators and even public employee union officials. The proposal, which became law on May 2, 2011, requires new state employees to pay 5% of their salary after the first $6,000 towards their pension, rather than 3%. It also eliminates the use of overtime when calculating pensions and the "double state share" health care benefit. According to the governor's office, the plan will save Delaware taxpayers $130 million over the next five years and $480 million over the next fifteen.[1][2]

Delaware Treasurer (1999-2009)

Markell was first elected Treasurer of Delaware in 1998, unseating Republican incumbent Janet C. Rzewnicki, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. As State Treasurer, Markell has led the development of several educational efforts in personal financial management, known collectively as "the Financial Literacy initiatives." He created the Delaware Money School which offers free classes to Delawareans throughout the year on topics such as saving for college and retirement planning. He also began the “Delaware Bank at School Program” which takes banks and financial education to schools. In a third program, he has partnered with the University of Delaware, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, as well as leading Delaware banks, to teach young children the basics of money and savings.

In 2001 then-Governor Ruth Ann Minner chose Markell to chair the Information Services Task Force, which developed and implemented recommendations to modify the state's management of information technology. In 2002 he led an effort to streamline and coordinate the procurement of goods and services while using state of the art purchasing techniques. He has also led the “Health Rewards” initiative which offers Delaware state government employees with comprehensive physical assessments, detailed statistics about how their health compares with their peers across the country and recommendations about how they can improve their health.

Markell had over $1.5 million in his campaign fund, raising about $600,000. $750,000 of his campaign war chest was a loan from him to his campaign organization, Friends of Jack Markell. Erik Schramm, former campaign coordinator for Gov. Ruth Ann Minner's re-election, ran Markell's re-election campaign team. Working along side Schramm was Dana Rohrbough, who was campaign coordinator for Matt Denn's insurance commissioner campaign in 2004. The two former heads of Markell's campaign represent the combination of the campaign teams from the two most competitive races in 2004, governor and insurance commissioner.

Elections

2012

See also: Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012

Markell is eligible for re-election in 2012, but he has not yet indicated if he is going to run.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Markell easily defeated Republican William Swain Lee to win the governorship.[3]

Delaware Governor, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Jack Markell 67.5% 266,861
     Republican William Swain Lee 32% 126,662
     Blue Enigma Jeffrey Brown 0.4% 1,681
Total Votes 395,204


Delaware Governor Democratic Primary, 2008
Candidate Vote % Votes
Jack Markell 51.2% 37,849
John Carney 48.8% 36,112
Total Votes 73,961

2006

On November 7, 2006, Markell easily won re-election as state treasurer.[4]

Delaware State Treasurer, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Jack Markell 70.5% 174,388
     Republican Esthelda R. Parker Selby 29.5% 73,005
Total Votes 247,393

Campaign donors

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Jack Markell's donors each year.[5] Click [show] for more information.


Contact information

Dover Office
Tatnall Building
William Penn Street, 2nd Fl.
Dover, DE 19901

Telephone: (302) 744-4101
Fax: (302) 739-2775

See also

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Office of the Governor of Delaware, "Markell Thanks Legislature for Overwhelming Votes of Support for Employee Pension and Health Care Reform – Changes Will Save Taxpayers over $480M over 15 years," April 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ Stateline, "States overhaul pensions but pass on 401(k)-style plans," June 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ State of Delaware, "2008 general election results," accessed December 10, 2011
  4. ↑ State of Delaware, "2006 general election results," accessed December 10, 2011
  5. ↑ Follow the Money.org
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