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David Coughlin Jr.
David Coughlin Jr. (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 60. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2019.
Coughlin (independent) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Coughlin earned his bachelor's degree in Math from Providence College, his master's degree in Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and his J.D. from the Law School at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Judiciary |
| • Municipal Government |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Coughlin served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Municipal Government |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Mary Messier defeated Wayne Charbonneau and David Coughlin Jr. in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Messier (D) | 60.9 | 1,787 |
| Wayne Charbonneau (R) | 30.4 | 892 | ||
 | David Coughlin Jr. (Independent) | 8.5 | 249 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,936 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Mary Messier defeated Kinverly Dicupe in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Messier | 63.7 | 747 |
| Kinverly Dicupe | 36.3 | 425 | ||
| Total votes: 1,172 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62
Wayne Charbonneau advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 62 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Charbonneau | 100.0 | 113 | |
| Total votes: 113 | |||
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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 60
Incumbent Karen Alzate won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Alzate (D) | 96.9 | 3,511 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 3,625 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Coughlin Jr. (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Karen Alzate advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 60 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Alzate | 100.0 | 700 | |
| Total votes: 700 | |||
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2018
David Coughlin, Jr. did not file to run for re-election.
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 Coughlin, Jr. ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 60 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  David Coughlin, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent David Coughlin, Jr. defeated David Norton in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 60 Democratic primary.[4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Coughlin, Jr. Incumbent |
52.51% | 492 | |
| Democratic | David Norton | 47.49% | 445 | |
| Total Votes | 937 | |||
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. David Coughlin, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
David Coughlin Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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Personal
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Coughlin has four children.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valley Breeze, "Coughlin running in District 60," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elaine Coderre (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 60 January 6, 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Karen Alzate (D) |
