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Chip Flowers
| Chipman "Chip" Flowers, Jr. | ||
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| Delaware Treasurer | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Velda Jones-Potter (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $107,300 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Pennsylvania | |
| Master's | Harvard University (MPA)/Georgetown University (MBA) | |
| J.D. | Georgetown University | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Before becoming treasurer, Flowers ran Flowers Counsel Group, LLC, which he founded in 2006. The firm specializes in mergers, acquisitions, procurement law, and advising businesses on contractual agreements for major purchases.[2] Flowers has also worked as Democratic political analyst for the news program Delaware Tonight on WHYY-TV, and as a staff attorney for the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Flowers holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University, an M.B.A. and J.D. from Georgetown University, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Education
- 2006: John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, MPA
- 2000: Georgetown University, JD/MBA
- 1996: University of Pennsylvania, BA, Economics
- 1992: Vicenza American High School[4][5]
Political career
Treasurer (2011-Present)
Flowers, a Democrat, was first elected in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.[1]
Elections
2010
Flowers was elected as Delaware Treasurer on November 2, 2010.
| Delaware Treasurer, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Chip Flowers |
51.2% | 147,986 | |
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 48.8% | 140,964 | |
| Total Votes | 288,950 | |||
| Election Results Via: Delaware Commissioner of Elections | ||||
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 Chip Flowers's donors each year.[6] Click [show] for more information.
| Chip Flowers's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Delaware Treasurer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $358,474 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $140,035 (Rep.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Chipman L. Flowers Jr. | $204,769 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flowers for Treasurer | $56,170 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Food and Commercial Workers Local 27 | $1,400 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laila Abou-Rahme | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Buccini | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $64,655 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $20,625 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $323,297 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $34,611 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Lots of Cash, Few Alternatives - Wall Street Journal
- New digs and dishes to savor - The News Journal
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See also
External links
- Official website
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
- YouTube account
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware Treasury Department "Treasurer's Biography" Accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Chip Flowers "About Chip" Accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Office of the Delaware Treasurer, "Treasurer's Biography," accessed August 10, 2011.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart "Biography" Accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Flowers for Treasurer Facebook Page "Info" Accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Velda Jones-Potter (D) |
Delaware Treasurer 2011 - present |
Succeeded by NA |
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