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John DeSimone

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John DeSimone
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Providence College

Law

Suffolk University

Personal
Profession
Attorney

John J. DeSimone (b. November 26, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 5 from 1993 to 2017. He served as House Majority Leader. DeSimone was defeated in the primary election on September 13, 2016.

Biography

DeSimone earned his B.A. from Providence College in 1982 and his J.D. from Suffolk University in 1985. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, DeSimone served on the following committees:

Note: As Majority leader, DeSimone serves as an ex officio member on all house committees.

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, DeSimone served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeSimone served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeSimone served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 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.

Marcia Ranglin-Vassell defeated Roland Lavallee in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marcia Ranglin-Vassell 80.13% 2,460
     Republican Roland Lavallee 19.87% 610
Total Votes 3,070
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections


Marcia Ranglin-Vassell defeated incumbent John DeSimone in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marcia Ranglin-Vassell 50.78% 682
     Democratic John DeSimone Incumbent 49.22% 661
Total Votes 1,343


Roland Lavallee ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5 Republican primary.[5]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Roland Lavallee  (unopposed)


2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent John DeSimone was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

DeSimone won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 4. DiSimone was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated independent Daniel J. Grzych in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn DeSimone Incumbent 74.3% 2,615
     Independent Daniel J. Grzych 25.1% 884
     Other Write-in 0.5% 19
Total Votes 3,518

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

DeSimone won re-election to the 5th District seat in 2010. He defeated Stan Dickenson in the primary election and defeated Republican Mark Garofalo in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12][13]

Rhode Island House District 5
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John DeSimone (D) 2298
Mark Garofalo (R) 736

2008

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008 DeSimone was re-elected to the Rhode Island House District 5. DeSimone ran unopposed and finished with 3,752 votes.[14] DeSimone raised $7,845 for his campaign fund.[15]

Rhode Island House District 5
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John DeSimone (D) 3,752

Campaign finance summary

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John DeSimone campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $86,400 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $11,215 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $15,073 N/A**
2008Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $7,845 N/A**
2006Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $11,408 N/A**
2004Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $32,865 N/A**
2002Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 5Won $18,697 N/A**
2000Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 6Won $2,965 N/A**
1998Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 6Won $4,565 N/A**
1996Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 6Won $5,685 N/A**
1994Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 6Won $12,414 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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DeSimone and his wife, Diane, have two children.[1]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, Biography of Rep. John DeSimone," accessed June 10, 2014
  2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
  4. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
  5. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
  6. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
  7. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
  8. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
  9. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
  10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
  11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
  12. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
  13. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
  14. ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House election results, 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
  15. ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions for 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 5
1993–2017 		Succeeded by
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (D)
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