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 (AA) 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.
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]
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]
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]