James Sheehan

James Sheehan
Rhode Island Senate District 36
Incumbent
In office
2001 - present
Term ends
January 6, 2015
Years in position	12
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$14,185.95/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 7, 2000
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Rhode Island
Master's	Catholic University
Military service
Citations	January 27, 1966
Personal
Birthday	Warwick, RI
Profession	Teacher
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website

James Sheehan (b. January 27, 1966) has been a Democratic member of the Rhode Island State Senate. Sheehan was a Delegate at the Reform Party National Convention. He joined the Rhode Island State Senate in 2001. He has served in that position since, representing the 36th district.

Sheehan is a teacher for Warwick School Department.

Sheehan earned his Teacher's Certificate from Rhode Island College in 1985. He went on to receive his BA from the University of Rhode Island in 1988. He then earned his MA from Catholic University in 1992.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sheehan served on the following committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013
• Government Oversight, Chair
• Health & Human Services, Secretary

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sheehan served on the following committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011
• Government Oversight
• Health and Human Services

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sheehan served on the following committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2009
• Corporations
• Government Oversight
• Health and Human Services

Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Sheehan won re-election in District 36. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012. Mariacristina C. Mckendall was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sheehan defeated Kendall in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012..

Rhode Island State Senate, District 36, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James Sheehan Incumbent	60%	8,595
	Republican	Mariacristina C. Mckendall	39.8%	5,697
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	35
Total Votes				14,327

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

Sheehan ran for re-election in District 36. He defeated Winters Hames III in the September 14 Democratic primary, and defeated William Connelly (R) in the November 2 general election.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 36
Candidates		Votes
James Sheehan (D)		6462
William Connelly (R)		4663

2008

On November 4, 2008, Sheehan was re-elected to the 36th District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. Sheehan raised $16,485 for his campaign, while Connelly raised $2,127.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 36 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
James Sheehan (D)		8,632
William Connelly (R)		5,108

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Sheehan received $20,137 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Rhode Island State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to James Sheehan's campaign in 2010
Sheehan, James C	$5,082
Oconnell, Cynthia	$1,000
Warwick Teachers Local 915	$600
Rhode Island Troopers Association	$550
Rhode Island Senate Democratic Leadership	$500
Total Raised in 2010	$20,137

2008

Sheehan raised $16,485 during the 2008 election cycle.

He received no contributions greater than $900.

External links

Suggest a link

• Sen. Sheehan's Rhode Island Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

Political offices
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