Jerry Northington

Who is Jerry Northington?

Jerry Northington sought the Democratic Party nomination for a Delaware congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. The district encompasses the entire state of Delaware. The race was an effort to unseat long-term Republican incumbent Michael Castle from the US House of Representatives. The primary election was won by his opponent, Karen Hartly-Nagle, who went on to lose the general election to Castle.

Northington is a lifelong Democrat. A veterinarian and small businessman by profession, he describes himself as “a veteran for peace, education and healthcare.”