Jennifer Rourke

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Jennifer Rourke

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 10, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

College of Our Lady of the Elms

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Birthplace

Springfield, Mass.

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Jennifer Rourke (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 29. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.

Biography

Jennifer Rourke was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Peter Appollonio Jr. defeated incumbent Anthony DeLuca in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Appollonio Jr. (D)	50.1	6,849
		Anthony DeLuca (R)	49.6	6,784
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,667
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Peter Appollonio Jr. defeated Jennifer Rourke in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Appollonio Jr.	60.9	1,015
		Jennifer Rourke	39.1	652

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,667
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Incumbent Anthony DeLuca advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony DeLuca	100.0	484

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 484
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Anthony DeLuca defeated Jennifer Rourke in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony DeLuca (R)	52.3	5,257
		Jennifer Rourke (D)	47.4	4,772
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	28

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,057
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Jennifer Rourke defeated Michael Carreiro in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Rourke	54.4	1,589
	Submit photo	Michael Carreiro	45.6	1,330

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,919
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Anthony DeLuca defeated Christopher Barker in the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony DeLuca	66.7	485
		Christopher Barker	33.3	242

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 727
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeann Lugo (R)

2020

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Incumbent Michael McCaffrey defeated Jean Trafford in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaffrey (D)	65.5	9,751
	Submit photo	Jean Trafford (R)	33.9	5,044
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	83

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,878
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Incumbent Michael McCaffrey defeated Jennifer Rourke in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaffrey	58.2	1,952
		Jennifer Rourke	41.8	1,403

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,355
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Jean Trafford advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jean Trafford	100.0	399

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399
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2018

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Incumbent Michael McCaffrey won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaffrey (D)	94.9	9,187
		Other/Write-in votes	5.1	490

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,677
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29

Incumbent Michael McCaffrey defeated Jennifer Rourke in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 29 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaffrey	65.6	2,411
		Jennifer Rourke	34.4	1,267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,678
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jennifer Rourke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jennifer Rourke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rourke's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a mother, activist , wife of a veteran and a fighter for the often ignored and unrepresented.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will not take money from corporate lobbyists as I am not fighting for them. I am fighting for my neighbors that deserve a better quality of life
• All justices are inter-sectional and should be treated as such.
• We cannot have justice for all until we have justice for ALL

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am most passionate about Womxns health, environmental justice, Medicare for All, Legalization of Cannabis, Veterans services and education reform.

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Campaign finance summary

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Jennifer Rourke campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Rhode Island State Senate District 29	Lost primary	$10,310	$0
2022	Rhode Island State Senate District 29	Lost general	$62,979	$0
2020	Rhode Island State Senate District 29	Lost primary	$46,571	N/A**
2018	Rhode Island State Senate District 29	Lost primary	$8,293	N/A**
Grand total			$128,153	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Rhode Island State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Valarie Lawson

Majority Leader:Frank Ciccone

Minority Leader:Jessica de la Cruz

Senators

District 1

Jake Bissaillon (D)

District 2

Ana Quezada (D)

District 3

Sam Zurier (D)

District 4

Stefano Famiglietti (D)

District 5

Sam Bell (D)

District 6

Tiara Mack (D)

District 7

Frank Ciccone (D)

District 8

Lori Urso (D)

District 9

John Burke (D)

District 10

Walter Felag (D)

District 11

Linda Ujifusa (D)

District 12

Louis DiPalma (D)

District 13

Dawn Euer (D)

District 14

Valarie Lawson (D)

District 15

Meghan Kallman (D)

District 16

Jonathon Acosta (D)

District 17

Thomas Paolino (R)

District 18

Robert Britto (D)

District 19

Ryan Pearson (D)

District 20

Brian Thompson (D)

District 21

Gordon Rogers (R)

District 22

David Tikoian (D)

District 23

Jessica de la Cruz (R)

District 24

Melissa Murray (D)

District 25

Andrew Dimitri (D)

District 26

Todd Patalano (D)

District 27

Hanna Gallo (D)

District 28

Lammis Vargas (D)

District 29

Peter Appollonio (D)

District 30

Mark McKenney (D)

District 31

Matthew LaMountain (D)

District 32

Pamela Lauria (D)

District 33

Leonidas Raptakis (D)

District 34

Elaine Morgan (R)

District 35

Bridget Valverde (D)

District 36

Alana DiMario (D)

District 37

V. Sosnowski (D)

District 38

Victoria Gu (D)

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Republican Party (4)