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Margaux Morisseau
Margaux Morisseau was a 2016 Democratic candidate for the District 21 of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Morisseau was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Morisseau's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
A small business toolkit
- Excerpt: "The existing online portal doesn’t include any information on local business regulations and—more often than not—sends potential business owners on a hunt through several state agencies from the Dept. of Health, to the Dept. of Business Regulation, to the Dept. of Environmental Management."
- Excerpt: "To alleviate this situation, I am proposing the establishment of a comprehensive statewide, locally relevant Small Business Toolkit. The Toolkit would made available—at any and all libraries in Rhode Island—all of the necessary state and local forms to start a small business."
A Scituate Reservoir stewardship program
- Excerpt: "To that end, I am proposing a Reservoir Stewardship Program. In the program, residents who live in the watershed would pay a fee for the ability to use the land surrounding the reservoir for hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and even hunting and trapping when certain animal populations spiral out of control. The fee would be used to enact educational workshops for Reservoir Stewards, led by scientists, and environmental experts and regulatory professionals."
Government accountability and transparency
- Excerpt: "Bills with majority support deserve to make it out of committee for an up or down vote on the floor"
- Excerpt: "Bills that are introduced before the legislative deadline deserve an up or down vote in committee in that session"
- Excerpt: "Bills that are drastically altered by passage of floor amendments should be sent back to committee"
- Excerpt: "The Rhode Island Senate should be subject the same ethics regulations as every other elected official in the state. "
Elections
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.
Incumbent Nicholas Kettle defeated Margaux Morisseau in the Rhode Island State Senate District 21 general election.[2][3]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Nicholas Kettle Incumbent |
57.58% | 8,282 | |
| Democratic | Margaux Morisseau | 42.42% | 6,101 | |
| Total Votes | 14,383 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Margaux Morisseau ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 21 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Margaux Morisseau (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Nicholas Kettle ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 21 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Nicholas Kettle Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate 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. Margaux Morisseau was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Nicholas Kettle was unopposed in the Republican primary. Zachary Farnum ran as an independent candidate. Kettle defeated Morisseau and Farnum in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicholas Kettle Incumbent |
55% | 5,979 | |
| Democratic | Margaux Morisseau | 35.7% | 3,880 | |
| Independent | Zachary Farnum | 9.3% | 1,015 | |
| Total Votes | 10,874 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Margaux + Morisseau + Rhode + Island + Senate"
See also
- Rhode Island State Senate
- Rhode Island State Senate District 21
- Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014
- Rhode Island General Assembly
External links
- Official campaign website
- Margaux Morisseau on Facebook
- Margaux Morisseau on Twitter
- Margaux Morisseau on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Morisseau for RI Senate, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
