Ruth Ann Minner
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Ruth Ann Minner was an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 72nd governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. She previously served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1975 to 1993, an
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Minner in 2007
Minner with then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden and then-governors Janet Napolitano, Christine Gregoire and Kathleen Sebelius at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Tom Carper
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Thomas Richard Carper is an American politician and former military officer who served from 2001 to 2025 as a United States senator from Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served from
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…primary contest with retired judge Bill Lee. Minner won easily. As the incumbent lieutenant governor, Minner took office upon the resignation of Governor Tom Carper on January 3, 2001, after he was elected to a seat in the U.S. Senate; those extra two weeks of tenure, along with her full two terms as governor make…
Official portrait, 2012
Carper during his time in the House of Representatives
Carper with President Bill Clinton in January 1993
Carper in his early Senate career