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 received his associate's degree from Delaware Technical Community College.[2] He later 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.[3]
State Insurance Commissioner
In 2016, Navarro defeated incumbent Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart in the primary election for state insurance commissioner, earning 55 percent of the vote.[4] He went on to win the general election with 60 percent of the vote against Republican Jeffrey Cragg.[5] In 2020, he was reelected to a second consecutive term in office.[6]
Navarro is a rumored candidate in the 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election.[7][8]
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.[9] A second lawsuit alleging harassment was filed against Navarro by an employee in January 2020.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Trinidad Navarro – Biography". Delaware Department of Insurance. State of Delaware. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Navarro, Weldin Stewart in Democratic Insurance Commissioner race". Cape Gazette. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Delaware Elects Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Navarro to Second Term". Insurance Journal. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Why wait to speculate on Carney's eventual successor?". Delaware Business Times. January 22, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "2024 Delaware Governor Cattle Call". 8 October 2021.
- ^ 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
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