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Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic Party) was the Governor of Delaware. Minner assumed office on January 1, 2001. Minner left office in 2009.
Minner was first elected as governor on November 7, 2000. Minner was the first female governor of Delaware.[1] Minner was the fourth consecutive two-term governor of Delaware.
Prior to serving as Governor of Delaware, Minner served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
Minner served as a Democratic member of both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly, from 1975-2001.[2]
Minner died on November 4, 2021.[3]
Biography
Ruth Ann Minner was born on January 17, 1935, at Slaughter Neck in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. She earned her GED in 1968. She attended Delaware Technical and Community College. Minner's career experience includes working as a businesswoman and as a politician.[2]
Political career
Governor of Delaware (2001-2009)
Minner was elected Governor of Delaware in 2000. Her opponent was Republican Party candidate John M. Burris. Minner assumed office on January 3, 2001, following the resignation of Governor Thomas R. Carper. She began her new term on January 16, 2001.
As Governor, she was a member of both the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association.[2]
In the 2004 general election, Minner won re-election to the governorship, defeating Republican Party candidate William Swain Lee.[2][4]
Minner retired at the end of her second term. She was succeeded by Jack Markell (D) in January 2009.[4]
Issues
Education
In 2005, Gov. Minner signed legislation to create the Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Scholarship program.[1]
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1993-2001)
Minner was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1992. She assumed office on January 19, 1993. She left office on January 3, 2001. In her capacity as lieutenant governor, Minner served as a chairperson with the Minner Commission on Government Reorganization and Effectiveness.
Delaware State Legislature (1975-2001)
Minner has served as a clerk with the Delaware House of Representatives and as a receptionist in the office of Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt.
In 1974, Minner was elected to serve as a member with the state House. During her tenure, Minner served as a Majority Whip and as a chairperson with the Bond Bill and Rules Committees.[5]
In 1982, Minner was elected to the Delaware Senate. She served from 1983 to 1992. While in the state Senate, Minner sponsored the Delaware Land and Water Conservation Act and created the Delaware Open Space Council.[2]
Personal
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Minner and her first husband, the late Frank Ingram, had three children together: Frank Jr., Wayne and Gary. Her second husband, Roger Minner, died of cancer in 1991. In addition to her three sons, she has seven grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and two step-great-grandsons.[2]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- State of Delaware Biography of Gov. Ruth Ann Minner
- Follow the Money
- Project Vote Smart Profile
- On the issues: Ruth Ann Minner
- Delaware’s Governors Profile
- National Governors Association Profile
- Brainy Quotes: Ruth Ann Minner
- Sussex County online Editorial on Gov. Minner
- USA Today Candidate Profile
- Governing Delaware by William W. Boyer, University of Delaware Press, 2000, ISBN: 1-892142-23-6
- Only in Delaware, Politics and Politicians in the First State by Celia Cohen, Grapevine Publishing, 2002
- Democracy in Delaware by Carol E. Hoffecker, Cedar Tree Books, 2004, ISBN: 1-892142-23-6
- Memoirs of the Senate by Roger A. Martin, 1995
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Governor of Delaware, "The Governor's Biography," June 17, 2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 National Governors Association, "Former Governors' Bios: Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Bay to Bay News, "Ruth Ann Minner," November 6, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 USA Hero, "Ruth Ann Minner," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Democracy in Delaware by Carol E. Hoffecker, Cedar Tree Books, Wilmington, Delaware, 2004, ISBN: 1-892142-23-6
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