Chip Flowers
Chipman "Chip" Flowers, Jr. was the Delaware Treasurer from 2011 to 2015. Flowers, a Democrat, was first elected in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.[1]
Flowers opted to retire rather than run for re-election in 2014.[2] He had originally planned to seek a second term but bowed out of the race in August following allegations that he had harassed a former deputy treasurer.[3] Although the police cleared him of any wrongdoing with one week to go before primary election day, Flowers had already withdrawn his bid for re-nomination, clearing the path to the November ballot for would-be primary challenger Sean Barney.[4][5][6] Barney was defeated in the general election by Republican Ken Simpler, who formally succeeded Flowers in the treasurer's office on January 6, 2015.
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.[7] Flowers has also worked as a 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 MPA from Harvard University, an MBA and J.D. from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.[8]
Education
- 2006: John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, MPA
- 2000: Georgetown University, J.D./MBA
- 1996: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Economics
- 1992: Vicenza American High School[9][10]
Political career
Treasurer (2011-2015)
Flowers, a Democrat, was first elected Delaware Treasurer in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.[1]
Elections
2014
In August 2014, Flowers dropped his bid for re-nomination as state treasurer after being accused of harassment by a former deputy treasurer.[11] Flowers dropped out of the race on August 15, ceding the nomination to challenger Sean Barney. He was cleared of any wrongdoing by early September, just before the primary election, and a spokesman for the Dover Police Department announced that "it was clear Ms. Benner had never been harassed.”[12][13] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
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 finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Delaware down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Delaware Treasurer
- Treasurer
- Governor of Delaware
- Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
External links
- Chip Flowers campaign website
- Official website
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
- YouTube account
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware Treasury Department, "Treasurer's Biography" accessed October 3, 2012
- ↑ Delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
- ↑ The News Journal, "Ex-deputy treasurer Benner claims Flowers harassed her," August 14, 2014
- ↑ Jeff Brown, Dover Post, "Flowers cleared of harassment allegations," September 3, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "Harassment charges against Treasurer Chip Flowers dropped," September 4, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The News Journal, "Ex-deputy treasurer Benner claims Flowers harassed her," August 14, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "Harassment charges against Treasurer Chip Flowers dropped," September 4, 2014
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