David Quiroa Sr.

David Quiroa Sr. (Republican Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

David Quiroa Sr. was born in New York, New York. He earned an associate degree from the Community College of Rhode Island in 1999. His career experience includes working as an executive director. He has also worked in media relations, special event management, marketing, public policy development, civic campaigns, and fundraising. Quiroa has been affiliated with the Elks Club, the Emergency Response Agency of the City of Cranston, and the Republican City Committee of Newport, Rhode Island.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn Euer defeated David Quiroa Sr. in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dawn Euer (D)	70.3	8,380
	David Quiroa Sr. (R)	29.5	3,519
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	25

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,924
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn Euer advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Euer	100.0	1,624

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,624
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

David Quiroa Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Quiroa Sr.	100.0	244

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 244
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Pledges

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U.S. Term Limits

2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn Euer defeated David Quiroa Sr. in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dawn Euer (D)	70.7	6,529
	David Quiroa Sr. (R)	29.1	2,685
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	16

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,230
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn Euer advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Euer	100.0	2,574

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,574
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Jennifer Jackson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

David Quiroa Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Quiroa Sr.	100.0	276

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 276
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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 73

Incumbent Marvin Abney defeated David Quiroa Sr. and David Quiroa Jr. in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marvin Abney (D)	74.8	3,040
		David Quiroa Sr. (R)	20.0	812
	Submit photo	David Quiroa Jr. (Independent)	5.1	206
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,065
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73

Incumbent Marvin Abney advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marvin Abney	100.0	1,048

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,048
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73

David Quiroa Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Quiroa Sr.	100.0	196

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 196
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

David Quiroa Sr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Quiroa's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is David Quiroa, I’ve been a Newporter for over 33 years. I got married to my wife Iris in 1995 and together we raised five children. I made a career in the hospitality industry moving up the ladder at The New York Yacht Club. In my mid-thirties, I started a second career at The Cranston Department of Senior Services. There, I have served as the Retired Senior Volunteer Program Director and as the Assistant Director for the last 7 years. I served, under Mayor Fung, as Interim Director for 3 years. The first two years during a transition period and the last year during the first full year of the Covid19 pandemic, leading the Food Security Program for most of the State, serving 5,000 meals per week to homebound seniors. I want to pursue solutions in the following areas: Mental Health, State of our Senior Population, new Funding Formula for Schools (homeowners cannot keep paying for schooling asylum children), and Economic Development. As members of the middleclass we all have experienced a $5,000 p/yr. pay cut due to inflation, made worst by bad governance. I hope to have your support and elect me as your State Senator in District 13, which includes all of Jamestown and 85% of Newport, RI. Thank you!!!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The Economy
Affordable Housing
Tax Relief for homeowners

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The economy needs job creation, access to affordable housing, and to take advantage of our greatest resource: The ocean by developing a strong Blue Economy with the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. Inflation relief for all Rhode Islanders. We are all experiencing a $5,000 pay cut p/yr with the current inflation. This pay cut to middle class families is making it difficult to keep the standard of living we enjoyed back in 2017 through 2020. In RI we rely on our cars for transportation and the price of gas is making our individual economic situation worse. Half of the middle class cannot afford to buy a home. The median price of a home in RI is $430,000, which means that a family or individual will need to earn an annual income of $120,000 to buy a home. The state government must ensure that housing inventories don’t go to making entire neighborhoods into virtual hotels with the CEO of Airbnb becoming the unelected Mayor of our City or Town. We cannot let unregulated housing investment unlink generations of family heritage that make up the fabric of communities. Neighborhoods filled with families and children are what gives a city or town its soul.

As a State we need to generate jobs, ensure affordable housing for all Rhode Island residents as the lack of housing opportunities is now affecting even families with incomes of $75K to $110K depending on the family size.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

If I answered this question any other way, my family, friends, and colleagues would know that I was not being honest. I admire President Donald Trump. Politics, more than ever, needs politicians that are going to do politics unhooked from the status quo – and that takes fortitude from within to do the right thing. I believe that President Trump, showed to be that kind of politician (un-political). President Trump moved America forward. Before the Covid19 pandemic crisis, the US built the world’s most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration. Don’t we wish we were still prosperous?

Trump delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity. Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years. Under Trump, Operation Warp Speed was set in motion to initiate an unprecedented effort to develop and make available an effective vaccine to lessen the impact of covid19. It is up to us to save RI, not President Trump. Let’s break bad governance this November 8th. Elect me to the RI Senate District 13th Jamestown and Newport.

Since I brought up Trump, folks may have the following questions:

1. Do I think President Biden won the last presidential election? YES.
2. Do I think if the January 6, 2021, disturbances on the US Capitol were an insurrection? NO.

3. Would I vote for President Trump again? YES.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

2 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Dr. Jordan Peterson.

https://amzn.to/3fRSTKx

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Center-Right. Critical thinking to come up with simple solutions to complex problems.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

• Acute understanding of the importance of politics and governance.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Accountability to the voters, not special interest groups.

What legacy would you like to leave?

1. New Municipal Police Academy to serve the entire State of Rhode Island. We must support our law enforcement community.

2. Create a Senior-Friendly State where every program created is done through the lens of what will be beneficial for our 65 plus demographic.
3. Create a better funding formula for school districts that have a high concentration of asylum children that need extra instruction support as it is not fair for local homeowners to be the ones to pay for double the cost of the education of these children. The federal government must send economic relief to school districts dealing with immigrant children.
4. Secure Mental Health Services in every school in RI.
5. Expand jobs creation in conjunction with the creation of new affordable housing.
6. Secure access to nutrition to all our children and senior population.

7. Review our tax structure and streamline our state services and avoid duplication and eliminate state jobs that are not necessary.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

As the economy keeps getting worse with food, gasoline, utilities, cost of living going up and up, and quality of life declining at a fast rate, RI faces losing its middle class. We need to reinforce our schools by providing a new funding formula from the state to the cities and towns for those municipalities that are educating asylum children as the funding for those schools cannot be left to the homeowners alone. The General Assembly must pass a resolution forcing our Federal Delegation to bring funding for the current unfunded mandate to provide schooling to asylum children. In addition, we must increase school choice for all families, and we must place a Mental Health professional in every school across RI. On the other end of the spectrum, we need to ensure that our infrastructure to take care of our older Rhode Islanders is adequate and reflects our ever-increasing older population. RI, per capita, is the oldest estate demographically in New England with the 85 plus years of age population being the fastest growing segment. RI needs to invest more money in healthcare oriented to the older population, especially in Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s, and other Dementias.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My name is David Quiroa, I’ve been a Newporter for over 33 years. I married my wife Iris in 1995, together we raised five children. I made a career in the hospitality industry moving up the ladder at The New York Yacht Club. In my mid-thirties, I started a second career at The Cranston Department of Senior Services. There, I have served as the Retired Senior Volunteer Program Director and as the Assistant Director for the last 7 years. I served, under Mayor Fung, as Interim Director for 3 years. The first two years during a transition period and the last year during the first full year of the Covid19 pandemic, leading the Food Security Program for most of the State, serving 5,000 meals per week to homebound seniors. I want to pursue solutions in the following areas: Mental Health, State of our Senior Population, new Funding Formula for Schools (homeowners cannot keep paying for schooling asylum children), and Economic Development. As members of the middle class, we all have experienced a $5,000 p/yr. pay cut due to inflation, made worse by bad governance. I hope to have your support and be elected as your State Senator in District 13, which includes all of Jamestown and 85% of Newport, RI. Thank you!!!

What is your favorite book? Why?

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through essays in abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion, and personal anecdotes. This book basically makes you recognize that it is not about being a victim but rather, get up and defeat yourself in to success!!!

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

None.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Born in the USA.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Staying in the middle-class, every year it gets exponentially more difficult to stay in the realm of the American Dream. In RI, 70 years of one party rule has created policies and a culture of political nepotism that has reached its limit and it is ending the middle-class in RI.

Tell us your favorite joke.

What do you call a French man wearing sandals?

Philippe Flop.

I guess he is a Politician!!!

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David Quiroa Sr. campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Rhode Island State Senate District 13	Lost general	$4,160	$0
2022	Rhode Island State Senate District 13	Lost general	$3,085	$0
Grand total			$7,245	$0
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David Quiroa Sr.

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Endorsements

Pledges

2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 13

2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73

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2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Campaign finance summary

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