Giovanni Cicione
Giovanni Cicione was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 32 of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Cicione's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
School Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "Every Student should have the opportunity to learn, and every teacher to teach, in a safe, clean, and modern facility."
Environment and Open Space
- Excerpt: "We have come far in cleaning up and protecting these environmental assets, but we must be diligent to assure that the fresh drinking water and recreational opportunities we enjoy are preserved and expanded."
Smarter Government
- Excerpt: "Instead of trying to pick the winners and giving them big handouts, let’s create an economic development system that encourages the winners to pick us."
Eliminate the RI Car Tax
- Excerpt: "With the state offsetting local revenue losses, it can not only make Rhode Island a more affordable place to live, but also make our tax system more simple and fair."
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. Cynthia Armour Coyne was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Giovanni Cicione was unopposed in the Republican primary. Coyne defeated Cicione in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cynthia Armour Coyne |
53.8% | 5,968 | |
| Republican | Giovanni Cicione | 46.2% | 5,120 | |
| Total Votes | 11,088 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Giovanni + Cicione + Rhode + Island + Senate"
See also
- Rhode Island State Senate
- Rhode Island State Senate District 32
- Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014
- Rhode Island General Assembly
External links
- Official campaign website
- Giovanni Cicione on Facebook
- Giovanni Cicione on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Primary candidate list for 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Gio, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
