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Edward O'Neill (Rhode Island)

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Edward O'Neill
Independent
Prior offices:
Rhode Island State Senate District 17
Years in office: 2009 - 2017
Education
Bachelor's
Bryant University
Contact
Personal website

Edward J. O'Neill (b. June 11, 1946) is a former Independent member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 17 from 2009 to 2017.

O'Neill did not seek re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate in 2016.

Biography

O'Neill graduated from Bryant University. His professional experience includes working for Texas Instruments, Incorporated, before his retirement.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, O'Neill 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

2016

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016. Incumbent Edward O'Neill (Independent) did not run for re-election.

Thomas Paolino defeated Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Paolino 51.00% 7,224
     Democratic Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos 49.00% 6,942
Total Votes 14,166
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections


Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos defeated Dennis Lavallee, Keven McKenna and Hagop Setrak Jawharjian in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos 43.80% 964
     Democratic Dennis Lavallee 25.49% 561
     Democratic Keven McKenna 20.04% 441
     Democratic Hagop Setrak Jawharjian 10.68% 235
Total Votes 2,201


Thomas Paolino ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Republican primary.[4][5]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Paolino  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate 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. Keven McKenna was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Edward O'Neill ran as an independent candidate. O'Neill defeated McKenna in the general election.[6][7][8]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngEdward O'Neill Incumbent 62.2% 6,344
     Democratic Keven McKenna 37.8% 3,862
Total Votes 10,206


2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

O'Neill won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island State Senate District 17. He defeated John J. Cullen (D) and Derek M. Meiklejohn (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngEdward O'Neill Incumbent 57.3% 7,588
     Democratic John J. Cullen 36.1% 4,776
     Independent Derek M. Meiklejohn 6.4% 842
     Other Write-in 0.2% 26
Total Votes 13,232

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

O'Neill was re-elected to District 17 in 2010. He defeated Democrat Linda Noble in the November 2 general election.[12][13]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward O'Neill (I) 5316
Linda Noble (D) 4441

2008

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, O'Neill was re-elected to the 17th District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate.[14] O'Neill raised $33,773 for his campaign, while Montalbano raised $259,586.[15]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 17 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward O'Neill (I) 6,773
Joseph Montalbano (D) 5,980

Campaign finance summary

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Edward O'Neill campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Rhode Island State Senate, District 17Won $4,224 N/A**
2012Rhode Island State Senate, District 17Won $21,128 N/A**
2010Rhode Island State Senate, District 17Won $52,956 N/A**
2008Rhode Island State Senate, District 17Won $33,753 N/A**
Grand total$112,061 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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O'Neill and his wife, Carole, have two children.[1]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Edward O'Neill," accessed June 6, 2014
  2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
  6. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
  7. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
  8. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
  9. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
  10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
  11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
  12. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
  13. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
  14. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2008 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
  15. ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island State Senate spending, 2008," accessed June 6, 2014
  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
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Rhode Island State Senate District 17
2009–2017 		Succeeded by
Thomas Paolino (R)


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