J. Aaron Regunberg
J. Aaron Regunberg (Democratic Party) (also known as Aaron Regunberg) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 4. Regunberg assumed office on January 6, 2015. Regunberg left office on December 31, 2018.
Regunberg (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. Regunberg lost in the special Democratic primary on September 5, 2023.
Biography
Regunberg received a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Brown University in 2012 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2022. He worked as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Courts.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023
Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Democratic primary)
Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
Gabe Amo defeated Gerry Leonard in the special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gabe Amo (D)  | 64.9 | 43,290 |
 | Gerry Leonard (R) | 35.1 | 23,393 | |
| Total votes: 66,683 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephen Earle (Independent)
- Julian J. Smith (Independent)
- Richard O'Shea (Independent)
- John Vitkevich (Independent)
- Jeffrey Lemire (Independent)
- Christopher Reynolds (Independent)
- Joseph Jean-Philippe (Independent)
- Paul Rianna Jr. (Independent)
- John Ritchie (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabe Amo | 32.4 | 12,946 |
 | J. Aaron Regunberg | 24.9 | 9,960 | |
 | Sandra Cano | 13.9 | 5,574 | |
 | Sabina Matos | 8.0 | 3,210 | |
 | Stephen Casey | 5.8 | 2,329 | |
 | Walter Berbrick | 3.6 | 1,453 | |
 | Ana Quezada | 3.5 | 1,415 | |
 | John Goncalves | 2.8 | 1,118 | |
 | Don Carlson (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.7 | 690 | |
 | Allen Waters | 1.3 | 503 | |
 | Stephanie Beauté | 1.1 | 428 | |
 | Spencer Dickinson | 0.9 | 354 | |
| Total votes: 39,980 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bella Noka (D)
- Nicholas Autiello II (D)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Paul LeBon (D)
- Toni Sfameni (D)
- Kathleen Gaskell (D)
- Larry Hutchinson Jr. (D)
- Gregory Mundy (D)
- Michael Tillinghast (D)
- Marvin Abney (D)
- Mickeda Barnes (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
Gerry Leonard defeated Terri Flynn in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerry Leonard | 75.7 | 3,076 |
 | Terri Flynn | 24.3 | 989 | |
| Total votes: 4,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William LeBron Jr. (R)
- Barrett Lynton (R)
- Gary Donald (R)
- Uloma Ekpete Kama (R)
Regunberg received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent)
- U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D)
- U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D)
- U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
- U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D)
- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D)
- U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D)
- State Sen. Chris Larson (D)
- State Sen. Tiara Mack (D)
- Linda Ujifusa (D) -
- Lauren Carson (D) -
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) -
- Megan Cotter (D) -
- Cherie Cruz (D) -
- Susan Donovan (D) -
- Leonela Felix (D) -
- Kathleen Fogarty (D) -
- Arthur Handy (D) -
- Michelle McGaw (D) -
- Brandon Potter (D) -
- Rhode Island Working Families Party
- Association of Flight Attendants
- Blue America
- Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund
- Climate Action Rhode Island
- Climate Hawks Vote
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
- Food & Water Action
- Freethought Equality Fund PAC
- Friends of the Earth
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC
- Oil Change U.S.
- Our Revolution
- Progressive Democrats of America
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Incumbent Daniel McKee defeated Paul Pence, Joel Hellmann, Jonathan Riccitelli, and Ross McCurdy in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel McKee (D) | 61.9 | 226,528 |
 | Paul Pence (R) | 29.1 | 106,505 | |
| Joel Hellmann (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party) | 3.1 | 11,332 | ||
 | Jonathan Riccitelli (Independent) | 2.7 | 9,866 | |
 | Ross McCurdy (Independent) | 2.6 | 9,408 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2,513 | ||
| Total votes: 366,152 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Ward (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Incumbent Daniel McKee defeated J. Aaron Regunberg in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel McKee | 51.1 | 57,983 |
| J. Aaron Regunberg | 48.9 | 55,517 | |
| Total votes: 113,500 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Paul Pence advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Pence | 100.0 | 25,388 |
| Total votes: 25,388 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karl Wadensten (R)
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 J. Aaron Regunberg ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  J. Aaron Regunberg Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent J. Aaron Regunberg ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.[4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | J. Aaron Regunberg Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. J. Aaron Regunberg defeated Miriam Ross and Heather Tow-Yick in the Democratic primary. Ethan Gyles ran as an independent candidate. Regunberg defeated Gyles in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Aaron Regunberg |
83% | 4,124 | |
| Independent | Ethan Gyles | 17% | 843 | |
| Total Votes | 4,967 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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J. Aaron Regunberg |
51.5% | 1,839 |
| Heather Tow-Yick | 33.9% | 1,212 |
| Miriam Ross | 14.6% | 520 |
| Total Votes | 3,571 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Regunberg's endorsements included the following:[8]
- Clean Water Action
- Progressive Democrats of Rhode Island
- State Representative Edie Ajello
- State Representative Joe Almeida
- Jim Amspacher
- Wendy Becker and Mary Norton
- Sam Bell
- Kyle Bennett
- Justine Bevilacqua
- State Representative Chris Blazejewski
- Mark Binder
- Deborah Brayton
- Kath Connolly
- Umberto Crenca
- Jill Davidson
- Ruth and James Dealy
- Tony and Sylvia De Luca
- Bud DeLuca
- Dawn Euer
- Keith Fernandes
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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J. Aaron Regunberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Regunberg's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
- Excerpt: "From education to employment to our tax structure, we have some big challenges in our state. It can be very difficult to make progress on these issues. But it is possible – I know, because I’ve done it."
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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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Labor |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Regunberg served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Health, Education and Welfare |
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Aaron Regunberg," accessed July 25, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ regunbergforrep.com, "Supporters," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ regunbergforrep.com, "Official campaign website," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
