Walter Felag

Walter Felag
Rhode Island Senate District 10
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
Bachelor's	Providence College
Personal
Birthday	February 15, 1954
Place of birth	Fall River, MA
Profession	Senior Computer Software Engineer
Websites
Office website

Walter Felag (b. February 15, 1954) has been a Democratic member of the Rhode Island State Senate. Felag served on the Warren Town Council from 1978 to 1999. From 1986 to 1999 he also served as the Town Council President. He joined the Rhode Island State Senate in 1998. He has served in that position since, representing the 10th district.

Felag is a Senior Computer Software Engineer for Anteon Corporation.

Felag earned his BA in Math from Providence College in 1976.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2013
• Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs, Chairman
• Finance, Second Vice Chairman

2011-2012

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

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011
• Finance

2009-2010

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

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2009
• Environment and Agriculture
• Finance

Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Felag won re-election in District 10. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary on September 11 and the general election on November 6, 2012.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walter Felag Incumbent	98.5%	9,602
	Other	Write-in	1.5%	145
Total Votes				9,747

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

Felag was re-elected in District 10. He defeated Republican Virginia Butterworth in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 10
Candidates		Votes
Walter Felag (D)		6126
Virginia Butterworth (R)		3150

2008

On November 4, 2008, Felag was re-elected to the 10th District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. Felag had no challenger.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Felag received $11,753 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Rhode Island State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Walter Felag's campaign in 2010
Palumbo, Richard J	$400
National Rifle Association	$300
Rhode Island State Lodge Fraternal Order Of Police	$275
Rhode Island Senate Democratic Leadership	$250
Connors, Daniel P	$250
Total Raised in 2010	$11,753

2008

Felag raised $13,087 during the 2008 election cycle.

His top contributor is listed below.

Donor	Amount
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51	$2,000

Personal

Felag and his wife Elaine have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

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

References

Political offices
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