14 Facts About Matthew Denn

Matthew P Denn was born on February 9,1966 and is an American lawyer and politician from New Castle County, Delaware.

Matthew Denn served as the 45th attorney general of Delaware from 2015 until 2019.

Matthew Denn later moved to California with his family during high school.

Matthew Denn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and he received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1991.

Matthew Denn was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.

In 1998, Matthew Denn was appointed by Governor Tom Carper to serve as chairman of the Child Protection Accountability Commission, formed following the death of a four year old whose abuse and neglect went undetected by a state investigation.

Matthew Denn served as Governor Ruth Ann Minner's legal counsel from 2001 through 2003, writing legislation including the Patient's Bill of Rights and the Emergency Health Powers Act.

In 1998, Matthew Denn ran for a seat in the Delaware State Senate against incumbent Republican Bob Connor.

Matthew Denn lost that race but was elected State Insurance Commissioner in 2004, defeating Karen Weldin Stewart in the Democratic primary race, and later defeating Republican Party candidate, Dave Ennis, a member of Delaware General Assembly, in the general election.

Matthew Denn served as Insurance Commissioner from January 4,2005, until January 4,2009.

Matthew Denn was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2008, winning 61 percent of the vote to defeat Republican opponent State Senator Charlie Copeland.

Matthew Denn took office in a ceremony just after midnight on January 20,2009.

In 2014, Matthew Denn was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, and he defeated Republican nominee Ted Kittila in the November general election.

Matthew Denn served until 2019 and did not seek reelection.