Rufus Bailey Jr.

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Rufus Bailey Jr.

Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Contact

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Rufus Bailey Jr. (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 51. Bailey lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 51

Incumbent Robert Phillips defeated Rufus Bailey Jr. in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Phillips (D)	72.0	2,498
		Rufus Bailey Jr. (Moderate Party of Rhode Island Party)	27.6	958
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	12

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 51

Incumbent Robert Phillips advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 51 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Phillips	100.0	801

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2016

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent David Cicilline (D) defeated Russell Taub (R), Rufus Bailey Jr. (I), and Jeff Lemire (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cicilline defeated Christopher Young in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016.

U.S. House, Rhode Island District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Cicilline Incumbent	64.5%	130,534
	Republican	Russell Taub	35.1%	71,023
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	814
Total Votes				202,371
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections

U.S. House, Rhode Island District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Cicilline Incumbent	67.6%	24,136
Christopher Young	32.4%	11,594
Total Votes		35,730
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bailey ran in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3. He was unopposed in the September 11 Republican primary and was defeated by Thomas A. Palangio (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 3, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Thomas A. Palangio	91.2%	2,710
	Republican	Rufus Ricardo Bailey Jr.	8.6%	255
	Other	Write-in	0.3%	8
Total Votes				2,973

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Bailey's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Jobs: I would support legislation that allows natural growth and prosperity in the job market, which would include tremendous tax reforms. No more corporate bailouts, and no more stimulus bills, these are temporary fixes to a more intrinsic problem. The greatest job protection we can provide in a free market economy is a job market where competition weeds out the winners and losers, not lobbyists and government intervention. Foreign policy: I support the promotion of representative government globally, with recognition that some states will take longer to make the natural progression toward this goal. I support the idea of reserved strength and military might, with the intent to use diplomacy as a first resort. But if we are to achieve the goals of diplomacy than we must honor the relationships with our allies, even in the face of adversity. Tax Reform: Eliminate the federal income tax and implement a federal sales tax. If we only tax things that are purchased instead of things purchased and money earned, we could see economic growth in the mid to high single digits. Naturally, we must couple tax reforms that may reduce income to the federal government by offsetting spending in the federal government. Countless billions can be saved annually by eliminating duplicate and wasteful programs. Immigration Reform: As a nation of immigrants of either choice or by force we should always have open boarders to new immigrants. Energy independence: I would eliminate the EPA and redirect the funding to companies and organizations operating with the intent to find alternative renewable green energy solutions for the long term. This nation once and still provides subsidies to the oil and gas industry to help it grow to the giant that it is today and we should do the same to help reduce pollutants in our environment, and promote the growth and sustainability of renewable energy exploration.	”
—Rufus Bailey's campaign website

See also

• State legislative elections, 2018
• Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018
• Rhode Island House of Representatives

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Twitter feed

Footnotes

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Rhode Island's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jack Reed (D)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Representatives

District 1

Gabe Amo (D)

District 2

Seth Magaziner (D)

Democratic Party (4)