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Joy Hearn
Joy Hearn (b. February 17, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 66 from 2009 to 2019. She served as Deputy Majority Leader.
Biography
Hearn earned her B.A. from New York State University at Geneseo. Her professional experience includes working as a library assistant for Barrington High School.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Finance |
| • Municipal Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hearn served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance |
| • Municipal Government |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hearn served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance |
| • Municipal Government |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hearn served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hearn served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Constituent Services |
| • Health, Education and Welfare |
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
2018
Joy Hearn did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Joy Hearn ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 66 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Joy Hearn Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Joy Hearn ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.[4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joy Hearn Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives 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 Joy Hearn was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joel Hellmann ran as an independent candidate. Hearn defeated Hellmann in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joy Hearn Incumbent |
63.2% | 3,444 | |
| Independent | Joel Hellmann | 36.8% | 2,007 | |
| Total Votes | 5,451 | |||
2012
Hearn won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 66. Hearn was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated Manfred Diel Jr. (R) and Eugene Saveory (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joy Hearn Incumbent |
55.5% | 4,155 | |
| Republican | Manfred Diel Jr. | 33.6% | 2,519 | |
| Independent | Eugene Saveory | 10.8% | 811 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 7,491 | |||
2010
Hearn won re-election to the 66th District seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Margaret Kane and independent Joel Hellmann in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11][12]
| Rhode Island House District 66 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joy Hearn (D)
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2974 | |||
| Margaret Kane (R) | 2406 | |||
| Joel Hellmann (I) | 914 | |||
2008
In 2008, Hearn was elected to the Rhode Island House District 66. Hearn (D) finished with 4,160 votes while her opponent Margaret Kane (R) finished with 3,391 votes.[13] Hearn raised $7,581 for her campaign fund.[14]
| Rhode Island House District 66 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joy Hearn (D)
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4,160 | |||
| Margaret Kane (R) | 3,391 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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Hearn and her husband, Frank, have two children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Rhode Island state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Joy Hearn on Facebook
- Campaign Contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Joy Hearn," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State 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 Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative 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 10, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House election results, 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions for 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 66 2009–2019 |
Succeeded by Liana Cassar (D) |
