Christopher Ottiano
| Christopher Ottiano | ||
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| Rhode Island Senate District 11 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 6, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $14,185.95/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Wesleyan University | |
| Master's | Tufts University School of Medicine | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 19, 1969 | |
| Profession | Physician | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Ottiano is a physician working at the Brain & Spine Neurosurgical Institute. Ottiano was previously a candidate for the Senate in 2006 and 2008.
Ottiano graduated from St. George's School and received a B.A. in Chemistry from Wesleyan University. He graduated from the Tufts University School of Medicine in 1995.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ottiano served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health & Human Services | ||||
| • Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ottiano served on these committees:
| Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Corporations | ||||
Elections
2012
Ottiano won re-election in District 11. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary on September 11 and the general election on November 6, 2012.[1]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Christopher Ottiano Incumbent |
98.3% | 8,747 | |
| Other | Write-in | 1.7% | 151 | |
| Total Votes | 8,898 | |||
2010
Ottiano defeated incumbent Democrat Charles Levesque in the general election on November 2. He was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. [2]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Christopher Ottiano (R)
|
5,376 | |||
| Charles Levesque (D) | 4,325 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ottiano was defeated by incumbent Charles Levesque for election to the 11th District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. [3] Levesque raised $20,624 for his campaign, while Ottiano raised $14,457 and Vitkevitch raised $4,000. [4]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 11 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Charles Levesque (D)
|
5,506 | |||
| Christopher Ottiano (R) | 5,393 | |||
| John Stephen Vitkevitch (I) | 1,549 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Ottiano was first elected to the Senate, he collected $21, 187 in donations.[5]
The major contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sumit Das | $1,000 |
| Stephen Grant | $810 |
| Richard Talipsky | $600 |
| Four individual donations each of: | $500 |
Personal
Ottiano has a wife, Bernadette and a child, Raymond.
External links
- Senate website
- Official list of 2010 candidates
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Levesque (D) |
Rhode Island State Senate District 11 2011–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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