Chipman L. Flowers, Jr served as treasurer for what state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordered by Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania?
Chipman L. Flowers, Jr. Chipman "Chip" L. Flowers, Jr. (born December 27, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii), a resident of Boston, Massachusetts, is an American politician, attorney and business owner who served as the former treasurer of the state of Delaware and Co-Chair of the National Democratic State Treasurers. A member of the Democratic Party, Flowers became the first African American to win a statewide election in Delaware when he was elected treasurer in November 2010 at the age of 35 (which made Flowers Delaware's youngest statewide elected official). He took office on Jan. 2, 2011 and completed his term on January 5, 2015. He was responsible for the State of Delaware's $2 billion portfolio and made over $55 million for the state during his term, despite the nation's challenging economic climate, by undertaking major financial reforms to the Delaware State Treasury.
William S. James William S. James (February 14, 1914 – April 17, 1993), called Bill or Billy James by contemporaries, was a politician from the U.S. state of Maryland. James was first elected to office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Harford County in 1946, and after serving two terms was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1954. He would serve in the Senate for a further two decades, from 1963 onwards as President of the Maryland Senate. Following his retirement from the state Senate in 1974, James was appointed State Treasurer, a position he would hold from 1975 through 1987. His daughter, Mary-Dulany James, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 34A in Cecil and Harford Counties from 1999 until 2015.