Ken Simpler
Kenneth Alvin Simpler, Jr. is an American politician who served as Delaware State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. He is to date the last Republican to win and hold a statewide office in Delaware.
Education
Simpler attended high school at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. He earned a Bachelor of Arts 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 a Master of Business Administration and a J.D. 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.
While serving as Delaware State Treasurer, Simpler enrolled at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. [School of Public Policy & Administration] at the University of Delaware to pursue a Master of Public Administration. After leaving office, he completed the degree in February 2020.