Question: Chipman L. Flowers, Jr served as treasurer for what state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordered by Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania?
Context: Virginia is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.  Since 1871, all cities in Virginia have been independent cities, which are administratively independent of any county.  s of 2014 , there are 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes.  Many towns are as large as cities, but are not incorporated as cities and are situated within a parent county or counties.  Eight independent cities—including Bedford, which gave up its city charter in 2013 and became a town—had 2010 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton, having a population of only 3,958.  In 2010, the largest towns were Blacksburg (with 42,620 people) and Leesburg (42,616).  Four other towns also had populations of over 10,000 people.  For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia.  For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated towns in Virginia. Delaware ( ) is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeastern regions of the United States.  It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania.  The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Chipman "Chip" L. Flowers, Jr. (born December 27, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii), a resident of Boston, Massachusetts, is an American politician, attorney and business owner who served as the former treasurer of the state of Delaware and Co-Chair of the National Democratic State Treasurers.  A member of the Democratic Party, Flowers became the first African American to win a statewide election in Delaware when he was elected treasurer in November 2010 at the age of 35 (which made Flowers Delaware's youngest statewide elected official).  He took office on Jan. 2, 2011 and completed his term on January 5, 2015.  He was responsible for the State of Delaware's $2 billion portfolio and made over $55 million for the state during his term, despite the nation's challenging economic climate, by undertaking major financial reforms to the Delaware State Treasury. Beard Miller Company LLP (bmc), a legacy firm of ParenteBeard LLC, was an accounting and auditing firm serving clients mainly in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.  The firm was created through a series of mergers, the largest occurring in January 2001 between Beard & Company and Miller & Company.  Prior to merging with Parente Randolph in October 2009, bmc had 16 offices located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and New York, and more than 600 employees.  bmc was a member of the larger BDO Seidman Alliance, which enables Accounting and Consulting organizations other than the "Big 4 auditors" to share resources which may be otherwise unattainable.  The CEO of bmc was Lamar Stoltzfus, who is now chairman of ParenteBeard. Mr. Pasquale “Pat” Varsallona was born in Favignana, Italy, and later moved to Torino, Italy, the city where he started his soccer career as a youth player.  Upon his arrival to the United States, he immediately began playing Semi-Professional soccer for various teams in New Jersey.  He also had an illustrious collegiate career starring his first two years with national powerhouse Mercer County Community College, then playing his Junior and Senior years at Drexel University, where it was chosen as a First Team All-American for the Mid-Atlantic region.  In 1976, he founded the Central Jersey Youth Soccer Association and in 1980, he established the Garden State Soccer League, a premier soccer league in New Jersey for men, women and youth with emphasis on the older age youth teams to prepare them for the adult environment. The Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC) is an ACHA Division 2 ice hockey league based in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.  The CSCHC (or "The Colonial) is made up of colleges and universities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and who also compete in the Southeast region of ACHA Division 2.  The conference was formed on April 19th, 2014 under the leadership of its founder and first President Tom Hench, with the original seven members (Millersville, NJIT, Princeton, Seton Hall, TCNJ, UPENN, and West Chester).  Monmouth University was added for the 2015-16 season and came over from Mid-Atlantic College Hockey (MACH) to make eight members.  In March 2016, both Rutgers University and the University of Scranton from the GNCHC applied for admission to the CSCHC and were accepted. The Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) is a learned society of Mid-Atlantic region scholars, researchers, teachers students and interested professionals in all disciplines and pursuits.  This region comprises Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.  MACLAS has as its objectives promoting and developing interest in Latin American studies and affairs.  The organization was founded in Pittsburgh in 1979. Lancaster Mennonite Conference is a conference of Mennonite churches formerly associated with Mennonite Church USA (MC USA).  It is a body of 163 Mennonite churches in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, consisting of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.  There are also a few conference churches in Delaware, Virginia, and the city of Washington D.C., as well as two located in Hawaii. Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: "Pennsylvaani" or "Pennsilfaani"), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.  The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle.  The Commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east. The Lancaster Brewing Company is a brewery and pub located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that produces beer and serves food.  The brewery produces over 20 different beers throughout the year.  Up to 12 beers are on tap inside the restaurant at any one time.  Lancaster Brewing Company beer can be found throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with distribution in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.  The brewery and the restaurant are located in the historic Edward McGovern Tobacco Warehouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 located at 302 N. Plum St, Lancaster, PA 17602.
Answer: Delaware