Trinidad Navarro
Trinidad Navarro | |
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Insurance Commissioner of Delaware | |
Assumed office January 17, 2017 | |
Governor | John Carney |
Preceded by | Karen Weldin Stewart |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington University (BA) |
Trinidad Navarro is an American politician who is the Delaware Insurance Commissioner and previously served as New Castle County Sheriff.[1] He is a Democrat.
Education and career[]
Navarro earned a BA from Wilmington University and served as a police officer for New Castle County for over 20 years.[1] In 2010, he was elected New Castle County Sheriff.[2] In 2016, Navarro defeated incumbent Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart in the primary election for state insurance commissioner, earning 55 percent of the vote.[3] He went on to win the general election with 60 percent of the vote against Republican Jeffrey Cragg.[4]
Harassment allegations[]
In October 2019, a federal lawsuit filed against Navarro by Delaware Department of Insurance employee Fleur McKendell alleged that she had been a victim of workplace sexual and racial discrimination. Included in the suit are claims that Navarro inappropriately touched McKendell's cornrows and made comments about her height and weight.[5] A second lawsuit alleging harassment was filed against Navarro by an employee in January 2020.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Trinidad Navarro – Biography". Delaware Department of Insurance. State of Delaware. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Shea, Brianna (October 31, 2016). "Navarro, Craig vying for insurance commissioner seat". Newark Post.
- ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Gamard, Sarah (2019-10-30). "Lawsuit alleges racism, sexism against Delaware insurance department employee". The News Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Irizarry, Joe (2020-01-10). "Another harassment lawsuit filed against Insurance Commissioner". www.delawarepublic.org. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
External links[]
- Official page for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
- 21st-century American politicians
- Delaware Democrats
- Living people
- State insurance commissioners of the United States
- Delaware politician stubs