Christopher Ottiano

{{short description|American politician}}

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|name = Christopher Ottiano

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|state_senate= Rhode Island

|district = 11th{{cite web |url= http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Ottiano |title= Senator Christopher Scott Ottiano |publisher= Rhode Island General Assembly |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|term_start = January 2011

|term_end = October 13, 2015

|predecessor = Charles Levesque

|successor = John Pagliarini

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|19}}

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|nationality = American

|party = Republican

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|residence = Portsmouth, Rhode Island

|alma_mater = Wesleyan University
Tufts University School of Medicine

|profession = Physician

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|website = {{URL|electdrchris.com}}

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Christopher Scott Ottiano{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/67125 |title= Christopher Ottiano's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 7, 2014}} (born February 19, 1969) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 11 since January 2011.

Education

Ottiano earned his BA in chemistry from Wesleyan University and his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine.

Elections

  • 2012 Ottiano was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,747 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/races/126.html |title= 2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 11 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}}
  • 2006 To challenge District 11 incumbent Democratic Senator Charles Levesque, Ottiano was unopposed for the September 12, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 1,471 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/sensummary.php |title= 2006 State Senate Summary Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}} but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Senator Levesque.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2006/generalelection/senatesummary.php |title= 2006 Senate Summary Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}}
  • 2008 Ottiano and Senator Levesque were both unopposed for their September 9, 2008 primaries,{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2008/statewide_primary/races/113.html |title= 2008 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 11 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}} setting up a rematch; Ottiano lost the three-way November 4, 2008 General election to Senator Levesque.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2008/general_election/races/285.html |title= 2008 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 11 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}}
  • 2010 Ottiano and Senator Levesque were again both unopposed for their September 23, 2010 primaries,{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/statewide_primary/races/297.html |title= 2010 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 11 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}} setting up their third contest; Ottiano won November 2, 2010 General election with 5,376 votes (55.4%) against Senator Levesque.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/races/118.html |title= 2010 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 11 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 7, 2014}}

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