Daniel McKiernan
Daniel McKiernan (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 4, 2021.
McKiernan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 7. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 8, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
McKiernan was assigned to the following committees:
- House Labor Committee, First Vice Chairman
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee
- Oversight Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Small Business Committee, First Vice Chairman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Labor |
| • Oversight |
| • Small Business, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McKiernan served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor |
| • Oversight |
| • Small Business |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
David Morales won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Morales (D)  | 96.0 | 4,069 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 4,239 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
David Morales defeated incumbent Daniel McKiernan and Angel Subervi in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Morales | 49.4 | 875 |
 | Daniel McKiernan | 27.8 | 493 | |
| Angel Subervi | 22.8 | 403 | ||
| Total votes: 1,771 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Daniel McKiernan won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel McKiernan (D) | 97.2 | 3,186 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 3,277 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Daniel McKiernan defeated Belen Florez in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel McKiernan | 53.4 | 1,025 |
| Belen Florez | 46.6 | 895 | ||
| Total votes: 1,920 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Daniel McKiernan defeated Grant Vaneck in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 general election.[1][2]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daniel McKiernan Incumbent |
84.87% | 3,496 | |
| Independent | Grant Vaneck | 15.13% | 623 | |
| Total Votes | 4,119 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Daniel McKiernan ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Daniel McKiernan Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Daniel McKiernan defeated incumbent Maria Cimini in the Democratic primary. Scott Darby (I) was removed from the ballot before the primary. McKiernan was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Daniel McKiernan |
53.5% | 1,075 |
| Maria Cimini Incumbent | 46.5% | 933 |
| Total Votes | 2,008 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
McKiernan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
- Excerpt: "I am running for the same reason I volunteered to coach T-ball in the Elmhurst Little League a dozen years ago. I believe in this community and I believe in stepping forward when there is a need. I want this community not just to survive but to thrive. I don’t want all those kids from my first T-ball team, who are now entering college, to be forced to leave because we have no work for them."
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
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2017
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In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ danielpmckiernan.com, "Official campaign website," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
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| Preceded by Maria Cimini (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 7 2015-2021 |
Succeeded by David Morales (D) |
