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Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree.
— Ruth Ann Minner
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Ruth Ann Minner
politician
1935 – 2021
Ruth Ann Minner was an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 72nd governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. She previously served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1975 to 1993, and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first female governor of Delaware. She was originally from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware.