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|name = Ken Simpler |image = Kenneth A. Simpler.jpg |office = Treasurer of Delaware |governor = Jack Markell John Carney |term_start = January 6, 2015 |term_end = January 1, 2019 |predecessor = Chip Flowers |successor = Colleen Davis |birth_date = |birth_place = Rehoboth, Delaware, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |education = Princeton University (BA) University of Chicago (JD, MBA) }} Ken Simpler is an American politician. He was Delaware State Treasurer from 2014 to 2018. Simpler attended high school at St. Andrew's in Middletown, Delaware. He obtained a BA in political economy at Princeton University.[1] While in college, he was charged in an incident where 45 students were sent to the Princeton infirmary or local hospital for alcohol-induced medical problems, including one student who was in a coma for 24 hours. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for his role in hosting parties where alcohol was served to minors.[2] Simpler earned an MBA and JD from the University of Chicago. He was owner and chief financial officer of Seaboard Hotels and managing director at Citadel LLC. He worked as a corporate attorney at Kirkland & Ellis and has served on the board of directors of Draper Holdings, the parent company of WBOC and Fox 21.[1] Simpler was elected Delaware State Treasurer on November 4, 2014, and took office on January 6, 2015.[3] In the 2018 elections, he was defeated in his reelection campaign by Democrat Colleen Davis.[4] His defeat was a major upset and was one of several losses for prominent Republicans in Delaware.[5][4] Electoral history
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://kensimpler.com/kens-background |title=Ken's Background |publisher=Official campaign website |accessdate=January 16, 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/26/nyregion/2-at-princeton-get-jail-terms-for-roles-in-pledge-drinking.html |title=2 at Princeton Get Jail Terms For Roles in Pledge Drinking |first=Dennis |last=Hevesi |newspaper=New York Times |date=May 26, 1988}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://treasurer.delaware.gov/about-kenneth-simpler/ |title=About Kenneth Simpler |publisher=State of Delaware |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810145558/http://treasurer.delaware.gov/about-kenneth-simpler |archivedate=August 10, 2018 |accessdate=January 16, 2019}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/democrat-colleen-davis-takes-state-treasurer-race-over-favorite/1872193002/ |title=Democrat Colleen Davis takes state treasurer race over Ken Simpler |first=Jerry |last=Smith |newspaper=The News Journal |date=November 6, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/state-house-and-senate-minority-whips-ousted-democratic-challengers |title=State House and Senate Minority Whips ousted by Democratic challengers |date=November 7, 2018 |first=Sophia |last=Schmidt |publisher=Delaware Public Media}} External links
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