Ken Simpler


Kenneth A. Simpler is an American politician. He was Delaware State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019.
Simpler attended high school at St. Andrew's in Middletown, Delaware. He obtained a BA in political economy at Princeton University. 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.
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.
Simpler was elected Delaware State Treasurer on November 4, 2014, and took office on January 6, 2015. In the 2018 elections, he was defeated in his reelection campaign by Democrat Colleen Davis. His defeat was a major upset and was one of several losses for prominent Republicans in Delaware.

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