Thomas Paolino

Thomas J. Paolino is a member of the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 17th District (Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield).[1][2][3] Paolino was first elected in 2016 following the retirement of Edward O'Neill.[4]

Thomas J. Paolino
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 17th district
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byEdward J. O'Neill
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDean College

Rhode Island State Senate and Political Career

Paolino has served three terms in the Rhode Island State Senate and was most recently reelected in November 2022, beating independent and former State Senator and State Representative Jack Lyle, Jr., and progressive Democrat activist Cameron Deutsch by nearly 2,200 votes.[5] In 2021, Paolino ran as the Republican candidate in a special election for Lincoln Town Administrator to fill a vacancy caused by the departure of T. Joseph Almond who resigned to take a job with the McKee administration. Paolino placed a distant second in a six-way race to independent and Lincoln Police Captain Philip Gould.[6] Gould garnered 63% of the vote.[6]

The Rhode Island Board of Elections conducted a review of Senator Paolino’s campaign finance reports from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.[7] The review found a number of campaign finance violations, including ten unreported campaign expenditures totaling to $1,369.37 and $10,000.00 in an unreported loan repayment.[8] Additionally, account certifications were not submitted for six required campaign finance reports filed in 2021. Paolino admitted wrongdoing and acknowledged that he violated campaign finance laws, and agreed to pay a $2,500.00 fine from personal funds.[7][8]

Electoral history

2022 Rhode Island elections

2022 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 667 100
Total votes 667 100
2022 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 5,314 46.8
Independent John W. Lyle, Jr. 3,178 28.0
Democratic Cameron Joseph Deutsch 2,852 25.1
Total votes 11,355 100

2021 Lincoln Town Administrator special election

2021 Lincoln Town Administrator Special Election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Philip G. Gould 2,712 63.38
Republican Thomas Paolino 808 18.88
Democratic John Barr, II 445 10.40
Independent John Picozzi 171 4.00
Independent John J. Cullen 121 2.83
Independent James B. Spooner 19 0.44
Total votes 4,279 100

2020 Rhode Island elections

2020 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 General Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 9,460 59.1
Democratic John Douglas Barr, II 6,512 40.7
Total votes 15,998 100

2018 Rhode Island elections

2018 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 Primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 944 100
Total votes 944 100
2018 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 General Election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino (incumbent) 5,998 50.5
Democratic Dennis Lavallee 5,860 49.3
Total votes 11,877 100

2016 Rhode Island Elections

2016 Rhode Island State Senate District 17 General Election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Paolino 7,224 50.9
Democratic Jina N. Petrarca-Karampetsos 6,942 48.9
Total votes 14,201 100

References
  1. "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  2. "Thomas J. Paolino - Rhode Island General Assembly - Open States". Open States. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. "Thomas Paolino - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. "State Sen. Paolino up for re-election". The Valley Breeze. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. "Philip Gould wins Special Election for Lincoln Town Administrator". www.onworldwide.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. RI.gov. "RIGOV". www.ri.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. https://files.constantcontact.com/c38ebac3801/ed561c8c-992f-4d98-a355-910f32d05a20.pdf
  9. "Election Results". www.ri.gov. Rhode Island. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. "Rhode Island Board of Elections".
  11. "Rhode Island Board of Elections" (PDF).
  12. "Rhode Island Board of Elections".
  13. "Rhode Island Board of Elections".
  14. "Rhode Island Board of Elections".
  15. "Rhode Island Board of Elections".


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