Brian Newberry

Brian C. Newberry[2] (born December 10, 1971) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 48 since January 2009.

Brian Newberry
Minority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
In office
May 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byRobert Watson
Succeeded byPatricia Morgan
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
from the 48th[1] district
Assumed office
January 2009
Preceded byRaymond Church
Personal details
Born (1971-12-10) December 10, 1971
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNorth Smithfield, Rhode Island
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Temple University Beasley School of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Education

Newberry graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and earned his JD from Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Elections
  • 2004 To challenge Senate District 22 Democratic Senator John Tassoni, Newberry was unopposed for the September 14, 2004 Republican Primary, but lost the November 2, 2004 General election to Senator Tassoni.
  • 2006 To challenge House District 48 incumbent Democratic Representative Raymond Church, Newberry was unopposed for the September 12, 2006 Republican Primary, but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Representative Church.
  • 2008 Newberry and Representative Church were both unopposed for their September 9, 2008 primaries, setting up a rematch; Newberry won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election against Representative Church and Independent candidate Gary Ezovski.[3]
  • 2010 Newberry was unopposed for the September 23, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 392 votes[4] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,715 votes (66.0%) against Democratic nominee David Lovett.[5]
  • 2012 Newberry was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 32 votes[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,577 votes (51.7%) against Democratic nominee Michael Connolly and Independent candidate Linda Thibault.[7]

References
  1. "Representative Brian C. Newberry". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  2. "Brian Newberry's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. "2008 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 48". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  4. "2010 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 48". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  5. "2010 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 48". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. "2012 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 48". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  7. "2012 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 48". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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