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Shelby Maldonado
Shelby Maldonado (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 56 from 2015 to 2019. She resigned on December 16, 2019, to move to New York for a position with the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Maldonado was assigned to the following committees:
- Health, Education, and Welfare Committee
- Municipal Government Committee, Second Vice Chairwoman
- Small Business Committee
- Conduct Committee, Second Vice Chairwoman
- Special Legislation Committee
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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| • Health, Education, and Welfare |
| • Municipal Government, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Maldonado served on the following committees:
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| • Health, Education and Welfare |
| • Municipal Government |
| • Small Business |
Campaign themes
2014
Maldonado's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:[2]
Better Education System
- Excerpt: "I will fight to improve our education system for our youth and for adults who want further skills and training to advance their careers."
Jobs & The Economy
- Excerpt: "I will advocate for more investment in our small businesses so that we create more jobs and increase revenue for our city and state."
The Central Falls Comeback
- Excerpt: "I will work closely with Mayor James Diossa as we continue the comeback of Central Falls by creating jobs, strengthening our schools and fighting for new revenue to reduce the tax burden on our homeowners and residents."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Shelby Maldonado won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelby Maldonado (D) | 98.2 | 1,513 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 1,541 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Shelby Maldonado advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Maldonado | 100.0 | 544 |
| Total votes: 544 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Shelby Maldonado ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56 general election.[3][4]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 56 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Shelby Maldonado Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Shelby Maldonado ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 56 Democratic primary.[5]
| Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Shelby Maldonado Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Shelby Maldonado was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Albert Romanowicz ran as an independent candidate. Maldonado defeated Romanowicz in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Shelby Maldonado |
83.9% | 1,120 | |
| Independent | Albert Romanowicz | 16.1% | 215 | |
| Total Votes | 1,335 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2019
In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
- Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shelby + Maldonado + Rhode + Island + House"
See also
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Rhode Island state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ WPRI, "Maldonado resigns from House seat; special election to be scheduled," December 16, 2019
- ↑ Facebook.com, "About: Shelby Maldonado for State Representative," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ 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, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
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| Preceded by Agostinho Silva (D) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 56 January 6, 2015-December 16, 2019 |
Succeeded by Joshua Giraldo (D) |
