Samuel Azzinaro

American politician
Samuel Azzinaro
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
from the 37th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2009
Preceded byPeter Lewiss
Personal details
Born (1943-01-29) January 29, 1943 (age 81)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWesterly, Rhode Island
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
WebsiteSamAzzinaro.weebly.com

Samuel A. Azzinaro[2] (born January 29, 1943) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 37 since January 2009. A veteran who served in the United States National Guard and Army Reserves, Azzinaro is currently the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Education

Azzinaro attended the Rhode Island School of Design, studying textile courses.[3]

Elections

  • 2012 Azzinaro was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 358 votes[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,311 votes.[5]
  • 2008 When District 37 Democratic Representative Peter Lewiss retired and left the seat open, Azzinaro was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 164 votes[6] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 3,794 votes (53.4%) against Republican nominee George Markham,[7] who had run for the seat in 2006.
  • 2010 Azzinaro was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 250 votes[8] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 3,062 votes (60.2%) against Republican nominee Philip Gingerella and Independent candidate Robert Gionet.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Samuel A. Azzinaro". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Samuel Azzinaro's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Samuel A. Azzinaro". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  4. ^ "2012 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "2012 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "2008 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "2010 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "2010 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 37". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

External links

  • Sam Azzinaro's Official Campaign Website
  • Official page at the Rhode Island General Assembly
  • Profile at Vote Smart
  • Samuel Azzinaro at Ballotpedia
  • Samuel A. Azzinaro at OpenSecrets
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Speaker of the House
Joe Shekarchi (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Brian Patrick Kennedy (D)
Majority Leader
Christopher Blazejewski (D)
Minority Leader
Michael Chippendale (R)
  1. ▌Edith Ajello (D)
  2. ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D)
  3. ▌Nathan Biah (D)
  4. ▌Rebecca Kislak (D)
  5. ▌Anthony DeSimone (D)
  6. ▌Raymond Hull (D)
  7. ▌David Morales (D)
  8. ▌John J. Lombardi (D)
  9. ▌Enrique Sanchez (D)
  10. ▌Scott A. Slater (D)
  11. ▌Grace Diaz (D)
  12. ▌Jose Batista (D)
  13. ▌Ramon Perez (D)
  14. ▌Charlene Lima (D)
  15. ▌Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R)
  16. ▌Brandon Potter (D)
  17. ▌Jacquelyn Baginski (D)
  18. ▌Arthur Handy (D)
  19. ▌Joseph McNamara (D)
  20. ▌David Bennett (D)
  21. ▌Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D)
  22. ▌Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D)
  23. ▌Joe Shekarchi (D)
  24. ▌Evan Shanley (D)
  25. ▌Thomas Noret (D)
  26. ▌Patricia Morgan (R)
  27. ▌Patricia Serpa (D)
  28. ▌George Nardone (R)
  29. ▌Sherry Roberts (R)
  30. ▌Justine Caldwell (D)
  31. ▌Julie Casimiro (D)
  32. ▌Robert Craven (D)
  33. ▌Carol McEntee (D)
  34. ▌Teresa Tanzi (D)
  35. ▌Kathleen Fogarty (D)
  36. ▌Tina Spears (D)
  37. ▌Samuel Azzinaro (D)
  38. ▌Brian Patrick Kennedy (D)
  39. ▌Megan Cotter (D)
  40. ▌Michael Chippendale (R)
  41. ▌Robert Quattrocchi (R)
  42. ▌Edward Cardillo (D)
  43. ▌Deborah Fellela (D)
  44. ▌Gregory Costantino (D)
  45. ▌Mia Ackerman (D)
  46. ▌Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D)
  47. ▌David J. Place (R)
  48. ▌Brian Newberry (R)
  49. ▌Jon D. Brien (I)
  50. ▌Stephen Casey (D)
  51. ▌Robert Phillips (D)
  52. ▌Alex Marszalkowski (D)
  53. ▌Brian Rea (R)
  54. ▌William O'Brien (D)
  55. ▌Arthur Corvese (D)
  56. ▌Joshua Giraldo (D)
  57. ▌Brandon Voas (D)
  58. ▌Cherie Cruz (D)
  59. ▌Jennifer Stewart (D)
  60. ▌Karen Alzate (D)
  61. ▌Leonela Felix (D)
  62. ▌Mary Messier (D)
  63. ▌Katherine Kazarian (D)
  64. ▌Brianna Henries (D)
  65. ▌Matthew Dawson (D)
  66. ▌Jennifer Boylan (D)
  67. ▌Jason Knight (D)
  68. ▌June Speakman (D)
  69. ▌Susan R. Donovan (D)
  70. ▌John Edwards (D)
  71. ▌Michelle McGaw (D)
  72. ▌Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D)
  73. ▌Marvin Abney (D)
  74. ▌Alex Finkelman (D)
  75. ▌Lauren H. Carson (D)


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