Kenneth Mendonca
Kenneth Mendonca (Republican Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 72. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Mendonca (Republican Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
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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| • Finance |
| • Veterans' Affairs |
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 11
Linda Ujifusa defeated Kenneth Mendonca, Andrew Kelly, and Mario Teixeira in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Ujifusa (D)  | 54.9 | 5,708 |
 | Kenneth Mendonca (R) | 38.3 | 3,985 | |
| Andrew Kelly (Independent) | 3.6 | 375 | ||
| Mario Teixeira (Independent) | 3.1 | 321 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 10,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 11
Linda Ujifusa defeated Matt Chappell in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Ujifusa | 56.6 | 1,600 |
| Matt Chappell | 43.4 | 1,226 | ||
| Total votes: 2,826 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 11
Kenneth Mendonca advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 11 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Mendonca | 100.0 | 578 |
| Total votes: 578 | |||
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2020
See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Terri-Denise Cortvriend defeated Kenneth Mendonca in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) | 57.5 | 4,781 |
| Kenneth Mendonca (R) | 42.3 | 3,518 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 8,308 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Terri-Denise Cortvriend defeated Christopher Semonelli in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | 80.7 | 1,195 |
| Christopher Semonelli | 19.3 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 1,481 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kenneth Mendonca advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72.
2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Terri-Denise Cortvriend defeated incumbent Kenneth Mendonca in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) | 54.6 | 3,462 |
| Kenneth Mendonca (R) | 45.3 | 2,877 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 6,346 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Terri-Denise Cortvriend advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | 100.0 | 1,285 |
| Total votes: 1,285 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Kenneth Mendonca advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Mendonca | 100.0 | 520 |
| Total votes: 520 | |||
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2016
State House
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 Daniel Reilly (R) did not run for re-election.
Kenneth Mendonca defeated Linda Dill Finn in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 general election.[1][2]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kenneth Mendonca |
51.12% | 3,791 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dill Finn | 48.88% | 3,625 | |
| Total Votes | 7,416 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||||
Linda Dill Finn defeated James Cawley in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.[3]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda Dill Finn |
72.28% | 751 | |
| Democratic | James Cawley | 27.72% | 288 | |
| Total Votes | 1,039 | |||
Kenneth Mendonca ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.[4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kenneth Mendonca (unopposed) | |
State Senate
A special election for the position of Rhode Island State Senate District 11 was called for January 5, 2016. A primary election took place on December 1, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was October 23, 2015.[5]
The seat was vacant following Christopher Ottiano's (R) resignation on October 13, 2015. He resigned to take a job at the Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.[6]
James Arthur Seveney defeated Brett N. Pelletier and Amy G. Rice in the Democratic primary. John A. Pagliarini Jr. defeated Joan B. Chabot and Kenneth Mendonca in the Republican primary. Gregory Steven Blythe ran as an independent candidate.[7][8] Pagliarini defeated Seveney and Blythe in the special election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Pagliarini |
51.8% | 1,327 | |
| Democratic | James Arthur Seveney | 47.1% | 1,207 | |
| Independent | Gregory Steven Blythe | 1.1% | 28 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 2,564 | |||
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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James Arthur Seveney |
68.7% | 730 |
| Amy Rice | 20.1% | 213 |
| Brett Pelletier | 11.2% | 119 |
| Total Votes | 1,062 | |
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 11 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Pagliarini |
51.2% | 273 |
| Kenneth Mendonca | 31.9% | 170 |
| Joan Chabot | 16.9% | 90 |
| Total Votes | 533 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2016
Mendonca's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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As your State Representative, Ken will:
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| —Kenneth Mendonca[11] | ||
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2020
In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
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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
- ↑ 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, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Special election schedule set for Ottiano's replacement in R.I. Senate," October 14, 2015
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Republican Sen. Ottiano to resign because of new job," October 13, 2015
- ↑ Rhode Island Government, "Seven declared candidates for Senate District 11 Special Election," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "Senate 11 Primary Results," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "Senate 11 Special Election Results," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Ken RI, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
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| Preceded by Daniel Reilly (R) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) |
