Paul Fogarty

Paul Fogarty
Rhode Island Senate District 23
Incumbent
In office
1999 - present
Term ends
January 6, 2015
Years in position	14
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$14,185.95/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 3, 1998
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Other	LaSalle University
Personal
Birthday	January 8, 1957
Place of birth	Providence, RI
Profession	Master Plumber
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website

Paul Fogarty (b. January 8, 1957) has been a Democratic member of the Rhode Island State Senate. Fogarty served as president of the Glocester Town Council from 1997 to 1998. He joined the Rhode Island State Senate in 1998 and has served in that position since. He represents the 23rd district.

Forgarty is a Master Plumber.

Fogarty graduated from LaSalle University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013
• Labor, Chair
• Housing & Municipal Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fogarty served on these committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011
• Housing and Municipal Government
• Labor

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fogarty served on these committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2009
• Housing and Municipal Government
• Labor

Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Fogarty won re-election in District 23. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012. Julian P. Forgue was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fogarty defeated Forgue in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Paul Fogarty Incumbent	59%	7,513
	Republican	Julian P. Forgue	40.9%	5,201
	Other	Write-in	0.1%	14
Total Votes				12,728

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

Fogarty was re-elected in District 23. Fogarty defeated Republican Julian Forgue in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 23
Candidates		Votes
Paul Fogarty (D)		5507
Julian Forgue (R)		5177

2008

On November 4, 2008, Fogarty was re-elected to the 23rd District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. Fogarty raised $34,765 for his campaign, while Rabideu raised $21,331.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 23 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Paul Fogarty (D)		7,735
Scott Rabideu (R)		5,452

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Fogarty received $35,505 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Rhode Island State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Paul Fogarty's campaign in 2010
Operating Engineers Local 57	$2,000
New England Regional Council Of Carpenters	$1,100
Rhode Island Laborers	$1,000
Connors, Daniel P	$1,000
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51	$900
Total Raised in 2010	$35,505

2008

Fogarty raised $83,382 during the 2008 election cycle.

His major contributors are listed below.

Donor	Amount
Rhode Island Carpenters	$2,000
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51	$1,000

Personal

Fogarty and his wife Nancy have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Sen. Fogarty's Rhode Island Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Rhode Island State Senate District 23 1999–present	Succeeded by NA