Kathleen Kramedas McGuiness (born February 14, 1967)[1] is an American politician who was the Delaware state auditor, from January 2019 until October 2022.
On September 13, 2022, McGuiness lost the Democratic primary election to challenger Lydia York in a 42-point landslide.
In 2010, she moved with her family to Park City, Utah, and resigned from the Rehoboth town board in 2012 because she was no longer able to attend the meetings.
She won the Democratic Party nomination, defeating Kathleen Davies and former state representative Dennis E. Williams in the primary election.
[23] On October 19, 2022, McGuiness was sentenced to one year of probation and 500 hours of community service and was given a $10,000 fine for conflict of interest and official misconduct.
[25] Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings declined to retry McGuiness on the misconduct charges.
[26] She was endorsed by former Delaware House Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf, her longtime friend who has represented the 14th district since 2002 but declined to run for reelection.