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Donald Lally, Jr.

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Donald Lally, Jr.
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Prior offices
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 33

Education

Bachelor's

University of Rhode Island

Law

New England School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney

Donald J. Lally, Jr. (b. February 22, 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 33 from 1988 to March 17, 2015. He resigned to dedicate more time to his family and law practice.[1] While in office, Lally served as Deputy Speaker and as Deputy Majority Leader.

Biography

Lally earned his B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in 1977 and his J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1980. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Van Couyghen and Lally.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Lally served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lally served on these committees:

Elections

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 Donald Lally, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4][5]

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lally won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 33. Lally was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated Robert Trager (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Lally, Jr. Incumbent 57.9% 4,149
     Republican Robert Trager 42% 3,008
     Other Write-in 0.2% 13
Total Votes 7,170

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lally won re-election in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 primary election and defeated Republican Philip Duquette in the November 2 general election.[9][10]

Rhode Island House District 33
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Donald Lally, Jr. (D) 3340
Philip Duquette (R) 2926

2008

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Lally was re-elected to the Rhode Island House District 33. Lally (D) finished with 3,069 votes and was followed by Christopher Little (I) with 2,480 votes, Tony Cirillo (R) with 2,480 votes, and Christopher Buffum (I) with 145 votes.[11] Lally raised $28,180 for his campaign fund.[12]

Rhode Island House District 33
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Donald Lally, Jr. (D) 3,069
Christopher Little (I) 2,480
Tony Cirillo (R) 2,138
Christopher Buffum (I) 145

Campaign finance summary


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Donald Lally, Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $16,325 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $19,085 N/A**
2008Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $28,180 N/A**
2006Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $34,365 N/A**
2004Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $20,027 N/A**
2002Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 33Won $1,825 N/A**
2000Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $1,200 N/A**
1998Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $850 N/A**
1996Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $2,485 N/A**
1994Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $3,000 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2015

In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Lally and his wife, Sandra, have two children.[2]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 33
1989–March 17, 2015
Succeeded by
Carol Hagan McEntee (D)


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Speaker of the House:K. Shekarchi
Majority Leader:Christopher Blazejewski
Minority Leader:Michael Chippendale
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