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8 unusual facts about Jack Markell


Centreville, Delaware

Centreville is now known primarily for being the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington, and the home of Governor Jack Markell.

Jack Markell

Markell aided in the negotiations with Valero, allowing PBF Energy to purchase the refinery.

Early, Markell was far behind in polls and endorsements; the Young Democrats Movement and other organizations allowed Markell to gain early momentum, but these efforts were offset by the endorsement of Carney by the Delaware Democratic Party.

Markell defeated Lieutenant Governor of Delaware John C. Carney, Jr. with 51% of the vote in the Democratic primary, and defeated Republican nominee, former Delaware Superior Court Judge William Swain Lee, with 67% of the vote in the general election; becoming Delaware's first Jewish governor.

Leo E. Strine, Jr.

On January 8, 2014, Governor Jack Markell of that state nominated Strine to be the chief judge on the Delaware Supreme Court.

Maurice Moyer

Upon his death, Governor Jack Markell ordered flags in Wilmington and New Castle County lowered in honor of the longtime civil rights leader.

Tubby Raymond

Despite his conservative views, Raymond has long supported Democrat Jack Markell more out of loyalty than because of political views.

Velda Jones-Potter

She was appointed by Governor Jack Markell to finish out his term as treasurer when he was elected to the Governorship in the 2008 election.



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Chipman L. Flowers, Jr.

In the Democratic primary, Flowers faced Velda Jones-Potter, the incumbent who had been appointed in 2009 by newly elected Gov. Jack Markell to complete the remainder of Markell’s term as treasurer.