Herbert Weiss
Herbert Weiss (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 8, 2020.
Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Herbert Weiss was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977 and a master’s degree from North Texas State University in 1979.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 15
Meghan Kallman won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Meghan Kallman (D)  | 96.8 | 7,818 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 260 | ||
| Total votes: 8,078 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Brown (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 15
Meghan Kallman defeated Herbert Weiss and Robert H. Morris Jr. in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meghan Kallman | 60.9 | 1,662 |
 | Herbert Weiss | 23.3 | 635 | |
 | Robert H. Morris Jr. | 15.8 | 431 | |
| Total votes: 2,728 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Herbert Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For over 40 years, Weiss, 66, has covered aging, health care and medical issues, having written over 750 articles published in local, state and national newspapers. Currently his "Age Beat" commentary appears weekly in the Pawtucket Times, Woonsocket Call, and each month in Senior Digest. His journalistic work has been recognized by the American College of Health Care Administrator's 1994 and 1999 National Journalism Awards, the 1998 Distinguished Alumnus award from the Department of Applied Gerontology at the University of North Texas in 1998, and the AARP Rhode Island's 2004 Vision Award.
In 2016, he published, Taking Charge: Collected Stories on Aging Boldy, a compilation of 79 of his published articles.
- Putting Pawtuket and North Providence First
- Getting Our Fair Share from the State in Economic Development Assistance
- Keeping Seniors Independent in the Community
I will work closely with the Pawtucket legislative delegation and city administration to continue the development of its waterfront, historic downtown and mills in the Conant Mill District abutting the new commuter rail station. Small businesses are key to generating jobs and improving the state's economy and the state's Commerce RI must allocate more funding in its Rhode Island Rebuild program to assist the state's smaller companies.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 25, 2020
