MATT’S BIOGRAPHY FOR INTRODUCTION AT EVENTS

Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn took office in January, 2009. His office is dedicated to advocacy for Delaware's children. He also chairs the state's Criminal Justice Council, and works with the Governor on expanding employment opportunities for Delawareans.

Matt's agenda as Lieutenant Governor includes: improving the state's schools, including getting more funding to the classroom, recruiting great teachers, and expanding parental involvement in schools; securing health coverage for Delaware kids; reducing environmental hazards faced by children; protecting abused and neglected children; and improving services to children with disabilities.

Matt served as Delaware's elected Insurance Commissioner from 2005 through 2008, and was recognized for his fight to keep insurance rates under control and ensure that policyholders were treated fairly by their insurance companies..

Matt grew up in New Castle County, attending Yorklyn Elementary and H.B. du Pont Middle School before his family moved to California. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and Yale Law School. After law school, Matt returned to Delaware and sought out Delaware Volunteer Legal Services for his first job, providing free legal advice and representation to people who couldn't afford it. Matt began his public service in 1998 after he was asked by then-Governor Tom Carper to chair a commission charged with fixing state government's child protection system after a series of tragic child deaths.

Matt and his wife Michele live near Newark with twin sons Adam and Zach and their pug Lenny.