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Dawn Euer
Member of theRhode Island Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
September 5, 2017
Preceded byM. Teresa Paiva-Weed
Personal details
Born(1979-06-14)June 14, 1979(age 45)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Newport, Rhode Island,U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota(BA)
Roger Williams University(JD)
ProfessionAttorney

Dawn Eueris aDemocraticmember of theRhode Island Senate,representing District 13 since September 5, 2017.[1]She was first elected in a special election on August 22, 2017 to the upper chamber of theRhode Island General Assembly,succeeding former State SenatorM. Teresa Paiva-Weed.[2]

Euer won a full term in theRhode Island Senateon November 6, 2018.[3]Her constituency includesJamestownandNewport, Rhode Island.[4]

Early life and education[edit]

Euer was born on June 14, 1979.[5]She graduated from theUniversity of Minnesotain 2007 and earned her J.D. fromRoger Williams Universityin 2010.[6]

Rhode Island Senate[edit]

In 2017, Euer made her first bid for elective office when she decided to run for an open seat in theRhode Island SenatethatM. Teresa Paiva Weedhad vacated.[7]

After emerging from the special Democratic primary for District 13's vacant seat in theRhode Island Senateon July 18, 2017, which she won with about 47 percent of the vote,[8]Euer prevailed in the August 22 general election with just over 61 percent of the vote.[9]She was sworn into theRhode Island Senateon September 5, 2017 and representsNewportandJamestown, Rhode Island.[10]Euer was reelected to a full term in the Rhode Island Senate on November 6, 2018 with 71.6 percent of the vote.[11]

In the Rhode Island Senate, she is Secretary of the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and a member of the Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight.[12]

Electoral history[edit]

Rhode Island State Senate: Special District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 2017[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn M. Euer 1,162 47.04
Democratic David Charles Hanos, Jr. 578 23.40
Democratic John G. Florez 443 17.94
Democratic David J. Allard 287 11.62
Rhode Island State Senate: Special District 13 General Election, 2017[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn M. Euer 2,217 61.16
Republican Michael W. Smith 1,309 36.11
Independent Kimberly A. Ripoli 74 2.04
Green Gregory W. Larson 18 0.50
Write-In Write-In 7 0.19
Rhode Island State Senate: District 13 General Election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn M. Euer 7,166 71.6
Republican Matthew Paul Perry 2,827 28.3
Write-In Write-In 12 0.1

References[edit]

  1. ^"Biography: Senator Dawn Euer".Rhode Island Senate: Senator Dawn Euer.State of Rhode Island General Assembly.Retrieved19 July2019.
  2. ^Gregg, Katherine."Dawn Euer sworn in as RI state senator after special-election victory".The Providence Journal.Gate House Media LLC.Retrieved19 July2019.
  3. ^"Rhode Island Election Results".The New York Times.Retrieved19 July2019.
  4. ^Sullivan, Margo."Dawn Euer Declares Victory In District 13 Senate Primary".Newport Patch.Patch Media.Retrieved19 July2019.
  5. ^"Biography: Senator Dawn Euer".Rhode Island Senate: Senator Dawn Euer.State of Rhode Island General Assembly.Retrieved19 July2019.
  6. ^"Biography: Senator Dawn Euer".Rhode Island Senate: Senator Dawn Euer.State of Rhode Island General Assembly.Retrieved19 July2019.
  7. ^Tempera, Jacqueline."Newport, Jamestown Democrats pick Euer to succeed Paiva Weed".The Providence Journal.GateHouse Media LLC.Retrieved19 July2019.
  8. ^"State of Rhode Island, Senate 13 Democrat Primary"(PDF).State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
  9. ^"State of Rhode Island, Special Election: August 22, 2017"(PDF).State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
  10. ^"Biography: Senator Dawn Euer".Rhode Island Senate: Senator Dawn Euer.State of Rhode Island General Assembly.Retrieved19 July2019.
  11. ^"2018 General Election: Senator in General Assembly District 13".State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
  12. ^"Biography: Senator Dawn Euer".Rhode Island Senate: Senator Dawn Euer.State of Rhode Island General Assembly.Retrieved19 July2019.
  13. ^"State of Rhode Island, Special Election: August 22, 2017"(PDF).State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
  14. ^"State of Rhode Island, Special Election: August 22, 2017"(PDF).State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
  15. ^"2018 General Election: Senator in General Assembly District 13".State of Rhode Island Board of Elections: Election Results.State of Rhode Island Board of Elections.Retrieved19 July2019.
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