Colin Bonini
Colin Bonini | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Delaware Senate from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | William Torbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini April 14, 1965 Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Melissa Harrington
(m. 2001) |
| Education | Wesley College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA) |
Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 16th District since 1995.
Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999.[1][2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.[citation needed]
He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate.[3] The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of Dover around the Dover Air Force Base and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.[citation needed]
In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes.[4]
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the following election.[5] He stated that his campaign would focus on fixing the state's "significant systemic and fundamental problems", although he faced a significant obstacle as a Republican running statewide in the heavily Democratic state.[6] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote.[7] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote.[8] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Senator Colin Bonini (R) - Delaware General Assembly".
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart".
- ^ "Colin Bonini". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 5, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Starkey, Jonathan (November 6, 2014). "Colin Bonini: 'I'm running for governor'". The News Journal.
- ^ Starkey, Jonathan (November 23, 2015). "Sen. Colin Bonini recommits to Delaware governor campaign". The News Journal.
- ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Home - Bay to Bay News | Bay to Bay News".
- ^ "Delaware Election Results".
External links[]
- "Senator Colin R. J. Bonini". Delaware General Assembly.
- "Colin Bonini". Official Campaign Website.
- Project Vote Smart – Senator Colin Bonini (DE) profile
- 1965 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Candidates in the 2016 United States elections
- Delaware Republicans
- Delaware state senators
- Identical twins
- Living people
- People from Dover, Delaware
- People from Stanford, California
- Twin people from the United States
- Wesley College (Delaware) alumni
- Candidates in the 2020 United States elections