Daniel P. McKiernan
{{Short description|American politician and lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Daniel P. McKiernan
| birth_date =
| office = Member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives
from the 7th district
| termstart = January 5, 2015
| termend = January 5, 2021
| predecessor = Maria Cimini
| party = Democratic Party
| successor = David Morales
| children =
| spouse =
| education =
}}
Daniel P. McKiernan is an American politician and lawyer who represented the 7th district in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, McKiernan was elected to the state house in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.golocalprov.com/politics/2020-election-profile-daniel-mckiernan-house-district-7|title=2020 Election Profile: Daniel McKiernan, House District 7|website=Go Local Providence|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=December 17, 2020}} McKiernan attempted to run for re-election in 2020, but lost in a three-way primary to David Morales.{{cite web|url=https://turnto10.com/news/local/multiple-incumbents-lose-to-challengers-after-final-count-in-ri-primary|title=Multiple incumbents lose to challengers after final count in RI primary|website=WJAR|last1=Gavigan|first1=Parker|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=December 17, 2020}}
Career
McKiernan was first elected to the state house in 2014. He was elected by primarying incumbent representative Maria Cimini with support from house speaker Nicholas Mattiello, who supported McKiernan because Cimini did not support Mattiello's bid to become house speaker.{{cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/article/20140720/NEWS/307209990|title=Political Scene: Ex-GOP Rep. Ehrhardt ruffles feathers by backing Democrat Craven|website=Providence Journal|last1=Gregg|first1=Katherine|last2=Bogdan|first2=Jennifer|date=July 20, 2014|access-date=December 17, 2020}} Throughout his period in the state house, McKiernan garnered a reputation for being "ordinary", voting along party lines and rarely sponsoring legislation.{{cite web|url=https://rhody.substack.com/p/can-david-moraless-ground-game-unseat|title=Can David Morales's ground game unseat a machine-backed state representative in Providence?|website=A Little Rhody|last1=Rock|first1=Julia|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004042811/https://rhody.substack.com/p/can-david-moraless-ground-game-unseat|url-status=dead}} In 2020, McKiernan faced two primary challengers, David Morales, a progressive who had support from the Democratic Socialists of America and the Sunrise Movement, and Angel Subervi, a centrist who primaried McKiernan due to the latter being perceived as out of touch with his district. McKiernan lost the primary to Morales, getting 28% of the vote to Morales' 49%, with Subervi getting 23%.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Lawyers from Providence, Rhode Island
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly