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Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career | | Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career: Encyclopedia II - Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career | | From 1963 until 1970 du Pont was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. In 1968 he was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives where he served in the 1969/70 session. In 1970 he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives and served three terms from January 3, 1971 until January 3, 1977. He resigned from this office following his election as Governor of Delaware in 1976 when he defeated incumbent Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt. Du Pont was reelected Governor ...
See also:Pierre S. du Pont IV, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Early life and family, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Later career, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Public offices, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Election results, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Additions and questions | | | Pierre S. du Pont IV, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Additions and questions, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Early life and family, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Election results, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Later career, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career, Pierre S. du Pont IV - Public offices | | |
| | | Pierre S. du Pont IV: Encyclopedia II - Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career
Pierre S. du Pont IV - Professional and political career
From 1963 until 1970 du Pont was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. In 1968 he was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives where he served in the 1969/70 session. In 1970 he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives and served three terms from January 3, 1971 until January 3, 1977. He resigned from this office following his election as Governor of Delaware in 1976 when he defeated incumbent Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt. Du Pont was reelected Governor in 1980 and served two terms from January 18, 1977 until January 15, 1985.
As Governor du Pont reorganized the fiscal basis of state government by signing into law two income tax reduction measures, and a constitutional amendment that restrained future tax increases and limited government spending. As a result of this leadership, the Wilmington News Journal reported that "he revived [the] business climate and set the stage for [Delaware's] prosperity. Education and preventing youth unemployment were also important themes of his administration. In 1979, he founded the nonprofit "Jobs for Delaware Graduates," an employment counseling and job placement program for high school seniors not bound for college. This program was the model for "Jobs for America's Graduates," a movement currently functioning in many states and foreign countries.
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