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Harold Metts
Harold Metts (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 4, 2005. He left office on January 4, 2021.
Metts (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 6. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 8, 2020.
From 1997 to 1998, he served as the House Deputy Majority Leader.
Biography
Metts earned his B.S. in business administration from Roger Williams University in 1970, his social business teacher certification from Bryant College in 1975, and his M.Ed. in education-secondary administration from Rhode Island College in 1983. His professional experience includes working as an assistant principal/educator/coach for the Providence School Department. Metts served in the Rhode Island Army National Guard from 1970 to 1976.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Metts was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice Chairperson
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Secretary
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Metts served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Metts served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jabour served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jabour served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 6
Tiara Mack defeated Kevin Gilligan in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiara Mack (D)  | 88.8 | 6,723 |
| Kevin Gilligan (Independent) | 10.3 | 781 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 7,575 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 6
Tiara Mack defeated incumbent Harold Metts in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 6 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiara Mack | 59.8 | 1,506 |
 | Harold Metts | 40.2 | 1,011 | |
| Total votes: 2,517 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 6
Incumbent Harold Metts won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Metts (D) | 97.2 | 5,473 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 5,633 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 6
Incumbent Harold Metts defeated Jonathan Hernandez and Carlos Cedeno in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 6 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Metts | 52.6 | 1,676 |
| Jonathan Hernandez | 26.5 | 844 | ||
| Carlos Cedeno | 21.0 | 669 | ||
| Total votes: 3,189 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Harold Metts defeated Russell Hryzan in the Rhode Island State Senate District 6 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Harold Metts Incumbent |
86.86% | 6,383 | |
| Independent | Russell Hryzan | 13.14% | 966 | |
| Total Votes | 7,349 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Harold Metts defeated Jonathan Hernandez in the Rhode Island State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Harold Metts Incumbent |
59.68% | 1,057 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Hernandez | 40.32% | 714 | |
| Total Votes | 1,771 | |||
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Harold Metts defeated Mario Mancebo in the Democratic primary. Russell Hryzan ran as an Independent candidate. Kendre Rodriguez (I) was removed from the ballot before the primary. Metts defeated Hryzan in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Harold Metts Incumbent |
87.2% | 4,283 | |
| Independent | Russell Hryzan | 12.8% | 630 | |
| Total Votes | 4,913 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Harold Metts Incumbent |
70.2% | 2,050 |
| Mario Mancebo | 29.8% | 872 |
| Total Votes | 2,922 | |
2012
Metts won re-election in District 6. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012. Russell Hryzan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Metts defeated Hryzan in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold Metts Incumbent |
91.8% | 6,294 | |
| Republican | Russell Hryzan | 7.8% | 532 | |
| Other | Other | 0.5% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 6,857 | |||
2010
Metts was re-elected to District 6 in 2010. He defeated Mario Mancebo in the September 14 Democratic primary. He faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[12][13]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 6 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harold Metts (D)
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4021 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Metts was re-elected to District 6 in the Rhode Island State Senate.[14] Metts raised $8,565 for his campaign, while Coda raised $2,507.[15]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 6 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harold Metts (D)
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6,509 | |||
| Marc Coda (R) | 677 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
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2017
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In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.
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2013
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In 2013, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 to July 5.
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2012
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In 2012, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2011
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In 2011, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 4 to July 1.
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Personal
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Metts and his wife, Dayus Young, have three children.[1]
Noteworthy events
Grants to nonprofit organizations
In 2012, Rhode Island lawmakers issued $1.9 million in legislative grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded on a nonpartisan basis by House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed and were chosen based on the merits of the organizations' applications and requests by individual lawmakers. Though the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the authority to create grants as part of the budget, some critics called these grants wasteful government spending and said the money could be used to influence votes. Lawmakers in support of the grants claimed that they went to community organizations that were struggling to fill fundraising gaps or make up for a lack of resources that may no longer be available at the municipal level. According to an August 2013 report in Go Local Prov News, Metts was among the top 25 lawmakers who sponsored the most in grant funding, obtaining $26,500 for community organizations.[17][18]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Harold Metts," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2008 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island State Senate spending, 2008," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "RI Lawmakers Shell Out $1.9M in Controversial Legislative Grants," August 15, 2013
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "Top 25 RI Legislators Who Got The Most Grants," August 15, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Rhode Island State Senate District 6 2005–2021 |
Succeeded by Tiara Mack (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 19 1985-1999 |
Succeeded by - |
