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David Bennett
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Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$19,037/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Rhode Island Junior College

Bachelor's

Rhode Island College

Contact

Official website

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David Bennett (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Bennett (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Bennett earned his A.A. in education and social work from Rhode Island Junior College and his B.A. in psychology from Rhode Island College. His professional experience includes working as a psychiatric nurse for the past nine years, as an orderly and as a surgical assistant.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Bennett was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bennett was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Environment and Natural Resources, Vice chair
• Health, Education, and Welfare
• Municipal Government
• Health Care Oversight

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bennett served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bennett served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

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

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett (D)
 
94.3
 
5,314
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.7
 
319

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,633
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett
 
100.0
 
663

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 663
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bennett in this election.

2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett defeated Dan Elliott in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett (D)
 
61.9
 
3,167
Image of Dan Elliott
Dan Elliott (Independent)
 
37.3
 
1,910
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
37

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,114
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett
 
100.0
 
1,284

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,284
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett (D)
 
94.6
 
4,544
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.4
 
259

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,803
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett
 
100.0
 
969

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 969
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2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett defeated Dan Elliott in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett (D)
 
56.0
 
2,508
Image of Dan Elliott
Dan Elliott (Independent)
 
43.6
 
1,952
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,479
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent David Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Bennett
David Bennett
 
100.0
 
1,083

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,083
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2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 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 David Bennett defeated Daniel Elliott in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Bennett Incumbent 57.88% 2,926
     Independent Daniel Elliott 42.12% 2,129
Total Votes 5,055
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections


Incumbent David Bennett ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Bennett Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent David Bennett was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bennett won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20. Bennett was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bennett Incumbent 97.1% 3,884
     Other Write-in 2.9% 114
Total Votes 3,998

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Bennett defeated incumbent Alfred Gemma in the September 14 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Henri Koldyk and Moderate William Pierce, III in the November 2 general election.[11][12]

Rhode Island House District 20, Democratic Primary
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Bennett (D) 902
Alfred Gemma (D) 532
Rhode Island House District 20
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Bennett (D) 2660
Henri Koldyk (R) 1527
William Pierce, III (M) 427

2008

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2008

In 2008, John Revens announced he would not run again for the state Senate seat he had held for the past 40 years. Bennett vied for the open seat against Erin Lynch, whom Revans had backed. Bennett came within ten votes, but ultimately lost the primary to Lynch.

Bennett weighed challenging Lynch in her first election as incumbent but ultimately chose to take on Rep. Al Gemma in 2010.[13]

In 2008, Bennett appealed the amazing close primary between himself and Lynch. The recount actually shaved one vote his total and led to Lynch's victory being certifed by the State Board of Elections.[14]

Bennett went on to ask the high court to stay the Board's decision and grant him an expedited appeal. His lawyer, Angel Tavares, said he had evidence of improperly filled out ballots and of Republicans who has voted in the Democratic primary.

At the time, Bennett commented, “Any time there’s a vote this close, you just want to make sure that every vote is counted.” Erin Lynch seconded her opponent in his request for a recount, saying, "I would have done the exact same thing...I just met him for the first time today. He’s a nice guy. He wished me luck and I wished him luck. After two months of campaigning, we’ve continued to be civil. That’s a testament to his campaign.” However, she added on a note putting her at odds with Bennett's push for an injunction and hearing: “We both fought hard and worked hard,” she said. “Now I’ve got to get ready for the General Election.”

In between his unsuccessful 2008 candidacy and his 2010 bid, Bennett participated in SEIU run candidate training camps.[15]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

David Bennett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

David Bennett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

David Bennett campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$28,014 $0
2022Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$33,065 $0
2020Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$18,760 N/A**
2018Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$23,742 N/A**
2016Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $22,270 N/A**
2014Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $9,235 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $11,320 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $22,854 N/A**
2008Rhode Island State Senate, District 31Lost $13,150 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign amounts

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David Bennett campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$28,014 $0
2022Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$33,065 $0
2020Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$18,760 N/A**
2018Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20Won general$23,742 N/A**
2016Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $22,270 N/A**
2014Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $9,235 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $11,320 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 20Won $22,854 N/A**
2008Rhode Island State Senate, District 31Lost $13,150 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2018

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 20 2018 election - Campaign Contributions
Top individual contributors to David Bennett's campaign in 2018
MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY (NICK) $1,000.00
MIGA, RICHARD J $500.00
SHECKARCHI, JOE $500.00
QUINLAN, PATRICK J $400.00
MURPHY, WILLIAM J $300.00
Total Raised in 2018 $23,741.65
Source: Follow the Money


2016

Bennett won re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Bennett raised a total of $22,270.

Rhode Island House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to David Bennett (Rhode Island)'s campaign in 2016
Seiu Healthcare 1199ne$1,900
Service Employees International Union / Seiu$1,000
Electrical Workers Local 2323$1,000
Mattiello, Nicholas Anthony (Nick)$1,000
Warwick Fire Fighters Local 2748$1,000
Total raised in 2016$22,270
Source: Follow the Money

2014

David Bennett won re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, David Bennett raised a total of $9,235.

2012

David Bennett won re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, David Bennett raised a total of $11,320.

2010

David Bennett won election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, David Bennett raised a total of $22,854.

2008

David Bennett lost the election for the Rhode Island State Senate in 2008. During that election cycle, David Bennett raised a total of $13,150.

Scorecards

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2011

Endorsements

  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
  • National Educators' Association (NEA)
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Personal

Bennet and his wife, Ann, have one child.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. David Bennett," accessed June 10, 2014
    2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
    5. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    6. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    7. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    8. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
    9. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    12. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    13. ↑ Providence Examiner, "Draft David Bennett for Rhode Island State Rep.," March 26, 2010
    14. ↑ Providence Journal, "Recount affirms Senate race win in Warwick," September 16, 2008(Dead link)
    15. ↑ SEIU, "David Bennett, SEIU Member and RN, running for Rhode Island State House," August 27, 2010
    16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016

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