BREAKING: Delaware Senator Tom Carper Will Not Seek Re-election
DELAWARE - Longtime Delaware Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat, has announced he will not be seeking reelection. The announcement was made today in Wi...
DELAWARE - Longtime Delaware Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat, has announced he will not be seeking reelection. The announcement was made today in Wilmington. Senator Carper, 76, has served as one of Delaware's United States Senators for 22 years and was first elected to the position in 2001. He assumed the title of senior senator when Joe Biden stepped down to become Vice President in 2009. The Senator had previously served as the State's governor from 1993 to 2001. Prior to that, Carper was elected as the state treasurer in 1976, then represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives for a decade beginning in 1983.