Daniel Da Ponte

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Daniel Da Ponte

| image =

| state_senate = Rhode Island

| district = 14th{{cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Deponte |title=Senator Daniel DaPonte |publisher=Rhode Island General Assembly |location=Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate=March 12, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| term_start = January 2003

| term_end = January 2019

| predecessor = Aram Garabedian

| successor = Valarie Lawson

| state_senate3 = Rhode Island

| district3 = 42nd

| term_start3 = January 1999

| term_end3 = January 2003

| predecessor3 = Paul Tavares

| successor3 = District abolished

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|15}}

| birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| children =

| residence = East Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of Rhode Island

| profession = Founder, Managing Principal + Senior Financial Advisor, Axis Wealth Partners, LLC

| religion =

| website = https://axiswp.com/dan/

| committees = Chair, RI Senate Finance Committee 2009-2017

}}

Daniel Da Ponte{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24155 |title= Daniel DaPonte's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} (born February 15, 1978, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 14 from January 2003 to January 2019. Da Ponte served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 42 seat, and served as chair of the Senate Finance Committee from 2009 to 2018. Da Ponte left the Rhode Island Senate after choosing not to stand for re-election in the November 2018 general election, he was succeeded by teacher and labor leader Valerie Lawson. Da Ponte is of Azorean heritage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/world/europe/azores-diaspora-holy-christ-of-miracles.html|title=Azorean Diaspora Can't Resist the Powerful Pull of Home|last=Minder|first=Raphael|date=2015-06-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

Education

Da Ponte earned his BS in business administration from University of Rhode Island and his MS in personal financial planning from Kansas State University.

Elections

2012 Da Ponte was challenged in the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning by 72 votes with 2,053 votes (50.9%) against state Representative Roberto DaSilva,{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/statewide_primary/races/115.html |title= 2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,218 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/races/118.html |title= 2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
1998 When District 42 incumbent Senator Paul Tavares ran for state treasurer and left the seat open, Da Ponte ran in the three-way September 15, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,106 votes (54.0%),{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1998/demprimary.php |title= Democrat Primary Statewide Primary September 15, 1998 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 3,365 votes (68.7%) against Independent candidate Gerald Lynch.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1998/statesenate.php |title= RI State Senator, RI General Election, November 3, 1998 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2000 Da Ponte was unopposed for both the September 12, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,196 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2000/statewideprimary/demdissum.php |title= 2000 Rhode Island Senators & Representatives Summary by District, Democrat |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 4,664 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2000/generalelection/disrisenate.php |title= 2000 General Election Results by District for Rhode Island Senate |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2002 Redistricted to District 14, and with incumbent Democratic Senator Aram Garabedian leaving the Legislature, Da Ponte was unopposed for both the September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,276 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2002/statewideprimary/statesendem.php |title= 2002 Senator in General Assembly, Democrat |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 5,627 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2002/generalelection/dissen.php |title= 2002 Rhode Island Senate by Senate District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2004 Da Ponte was unopposed for both the September 14, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,291 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2004/statewideprimary/senatedistrict.php |title= 2004 Statewide Primary Senate Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 7,685 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2004/generalelection/statesenate.php |title= 2004 General Election State Senate Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2006 Da Ponte was unopposed for both the September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,959 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/statesenate.php |title= 2006 Statewide Primary State Senate Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 7,788 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2006/generalelection/senatesummary.php |title= 2006 General Election Senate Summary Results by District |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2008 Da Ponte was unopposed for both the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,337 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2008/statewide_primary/races/116.php |title= 2008 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 8,395 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2008/general_election/races/300.php |title= 2008 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}
2010 Da Ponte was challenged in the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,849 votes (57.8%),{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/statewide_primary/races/114.html |title= 2010 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,154 votes (64.5%) against Republican nominee David Sullivan.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/races/121.html |title= 2010 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 14 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 12, 2014}}

References

External links

[http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Daponte Official page]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the Rhode Island General Assembly
{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 24155 | fec = | congress = }}
[http://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Da_Ponte Daniel Da Ponte] at Ballotpedia
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=3855 Daniel Da Ponte] at OpenSecrets

{{succession box

| title = Senator, Rhode Island Senate
District 42

| years = 1999 - 2003

| before = Paul Tavares

| after = District Abolished
(Senate Districts Reduced in Number and Reconfigured Entirely)

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{{succession box

| title = Senator, Rhode Island Senate
District 14

| years = 2003 - 2019

| before = District Created
(Senate Districts Reduced in Number and Reconfigured Entirely)

| after = Valerie Lawson

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