Edward O'Neill

Edward O'Neill
Rhode Island Senate District 17
Incumbent
In office
2009 - present
Term ends
January 6, 2015
Years in position	4
Party	Independent
Compensation
Base salary	$14,185.95/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 4, 2008
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Bryant University
Personal
Birthday	June 11, 1946
Profession	Retired
Websites
Office website

Edward O'Neill (b. June 11, 1946) has been an Independent member of the Rhode Island State Senate since 2009, representing the 17th district.

O'Neill used to work for Texas Instruments, Incorporated. He is now retired. O'Neill attended Bryant University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013
• Government Oversight, Secretary
• Education
• Finance

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• Finance
• Government Oversight

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2009
• Corporations
• Government Oversight

Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

O'Neill won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17. He defeated John J. Cullen (D) and Derek M. Meiklejohn (I) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Edward O'Neill Incumbent	57.3%	7,588
	Democratic	John J. Cullen	36.1%	4,776
	Independent	Derek M. Meiklejohn	6.4%	842
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	26
Total Votes				13,232

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

O'Neill was re-elected in District 17. He defeated Democrat Linda Noble in the November 2 general election.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17
Candidates		Votes
Edward O'Neill (I)		5316
Linda Noble (D)		4441

2008

On November 4, 2008, O'Neill was re-elected to the 17th District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. O'Neill raised $33,773 for his campaign, while Montalbano raised $259,586.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Edward O'Neill (I)		6,773
Joseph Montalbano (D)		5,980

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, O'Neill received $53,025 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Rhode Island State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Edward O'Neill's campaign in 2010
Oneill, Edward J	$35,100
Pare, Alex	$1,000
Rhode Island Statewide Coalition	$500
Damico, William R	$500
Richman, Vicki	$250
Total Raised in 2010	$53,025

2008

O'Neill raised $33,773 during the 2008 election cycle.

He was his own top contributor, as seen below.

Donor	Amount
Edward O'Neill	$25,327

Personal

O'Neill and his wife Carole have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Edward O'Neill's personal website
• Sen. O'Neill Rhode Island Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
• Official list of 2010 candidates

References

Political offices
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