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Jeanine Calkin
Jeanine Calkin (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 30. She assumed office on January 5, 2021. She left office on January 3, 2023.
Calkin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 30. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022.
Biography
Jeanine Calkin earned a B.S. in information science from Johnson & Wales University and an M.S. in information systems from Bryant University.[1][2] Her career experience includes working in the information technology field managing financial systems.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Calkin was assigned to the following committees:
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 Agriculture |
| • Health and Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Mark McKenney defeated Marjorie Tudino in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McKenney (D) | 57.2 | 7,338 |
 | Marjorie Tudino (R)  | 42.5 | 5,454 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 12,827 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Mark McKenney defeated incumbent Jeanine Calkin in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McKenney | 52.7 | 1,944 |
 | Jeanine Calkin | 47.3 | 1,747 | |
| Total votes: 3,691 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Marjorie Tudino advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marjorie Tudino | 100.0 | 736 |
| Total votes: 736 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raymond Tremmel (R)
- Brian Fernandes (R)
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Jeanine Calkin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanine Calkin (D) | 92.4 | 10,612 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.6 | 872 | ||
| Total votes: 11,484 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Ritchie (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Jeanine Calkin defeated incumbent Mark McKenney in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanine Calkin | 55.4 | 1,509 |
| Mark McKenney | 44.6 | 1,217 | |
| Total votes: 2,726 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Mark McKenney won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McKenney (D) | 94.3 | 8,443 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.7 | 509 | ||
| Total votes: 8,952 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30
Mark McKenney defeated incumbent Jeanine Calkin in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 30 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McKenney | 54.3 | 1,857 |
| Jeanine Calkin | 45.7 | 1,566 | |
| Total votes: 3,423 | |||
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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.
Jeanine Calkin ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 30 general election.[3][4]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Jeanine Calkin (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||
Jeanine Calkin defeated incumbent William Walaska in the Rhode Island State Senate District 30 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeanine Calkin |
51.78% | 1,092 | |
| Democratic | William Walaska Incumbent | 48.22% | 1,017 | |
| Total Votes | 2,109 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.
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2018
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "Senator Jeanine Calkin Biography," accessed March 26, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 jeaninecalkin.com, "About Jeanine," accessed March 26, 2021
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island 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 Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark McKenney (D) |
Rhode Island State Senate District 30 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Mark McKenney (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Rhode Island State Senate District 30 2017-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
