Helder Cunha
Helder J. Cunha is a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 64 from 2017 to 2019.
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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| • Labor |
| • Small Business |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
Helder Cunha 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 Helio Melo (D) did not run for re-election.
Helder Cunha ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 64 general election.[1][2]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 64 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Helder Cunha (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Helder Cunha defeated Brian Coogan in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 64 Democratic primary.[3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 64 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Helder Cunha |
63.71% | 525 | |
| Democratic | Brian Coogan | 36.29% | 299 | |
| Total Votes | 824 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
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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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Recent news
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See also
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Rhode Island House of Representatives District 64
- Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Rhode Island State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Helio Melo (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 64 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by Jose Serodio (D) |
