Michael McCaffrey
{{short description|American politician}}
{{for|the Australian cricketer|Michael McCaffrey (cricketer)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mike McCaffrey
| office = Majority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate
| term_start = March 23, 2017
| term_end = January 3, 2023
| predecessor = Dominick J. Ruggerio
| successor = Ryan W. Pearson
| state_senate1 = Rhode Island
| district1 = 29th
| term_start1 = January 7, 2003
| term_end1 = January 3, 2023
| predecessor1 = John J. Tassoni, Jr.
| successor1 = Anthony DeLuca II
| state_senate2 = Rhode Island
| district2 = 16th
| term_start2 = January 3, 1995
| term_end2 = January 7, 2003
| predecessor2 = Joseph McGair
| successor2 = Daniel Issa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|18}}
| birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| education = Providence College (BS)
Suffolk University (JD)
}}
Michael J. McCaffrey{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7312/michael-mccaffrey|title=Michael McCaffrey's Biography|publisher=Vote Smart|access-date=March 12, 2014}} (born December 18, 1963) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 29 since January 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Mccaffrey |title=Senator Michael J. McCaffrey |publisher=Rhode Island General Assembly |location=Providence, Rhode Island |access-date=March 12, 2014}} He has been the Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader since March 23, 2017. McCaffrey served consecutively from January 1995 until January 2003 in the District 16 seat.
Early life and education
McCaffrey was born December 18, 1963, in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned his BS in accounting from Providence College and his JD from Suffolk University Law School.
Political career
When District 16 incumbent senator Joseph McGair left the Legislature and left the seat open, McCaffrey won the September 13, 1994, Democratic Primary and won the November 8, 1994, General election with 4,923 votes (57.6%) against Republican nominee Thomas Stone.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1994/risenate.php |title= 1994 General Election Vote for R.I. Senate |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} McCaffrey was unopposed for the September 10, 1996, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,564 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1996/risenateprimdem.php |title= 1998 Statewide Primary Vote for RI Senate (Democrat) |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and won the November 5, 1996, General election with 6,411 votes (78.8%) against Republican nominee Ernest Young.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1996/communitysenate.php |title= 1996 Votes Cast for RI Senate |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}}
McCaffrey was unopposed for both the September 15, 1998, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,087 votes,{{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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 3, 1998, General election, winning with 5,711 votes.{{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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} Two years later, McCaffrey was unopposed for the September 12, 2000, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,786 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and won the November 7, 2000, General election with 6,476 votes (76.5%) against Republican nominee Saleh Shahid.{{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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}}
Redistricted to District 29, McCaffrey was unopposed for both the September 10, 2002, Democratic Primary, winning with 2,025 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 5, 2002, General election, winning with 8,100 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} McCaffrey was unopposed for both the September 14, 2004, Democratic Primary, winning with 609 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 2, 2004, General election, winning with 9,141 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}}
McCaffrey was unopposed for both the September 12, 2006, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,760 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 7, 2006, General election, winning with 9,383 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 |access-date= March 12, 2014}} He was also unopposed for both the September 9, 2008, Democratic Primary, winning with 939 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2008/statewide_primary/races/131.php |title= 2008 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 4, 2008, General election, winning with 9,740 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/2008/general_election/races/375.php |title= 2008 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} McCaffrey was unopposed for both the September 23, 2010, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,652 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/statewide_primary/races/129.html |title= 2010 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and the November 2, 2010, General election, winning with 7,600 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/races/137.html |title= 2010 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} He was challenged in the September 11, 2012, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,831 votes (53.3%),{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/statewide_primary/races/130.html |title= 2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 10,149 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/races/133.html |title= 2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 29 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= March 12, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rilegislature.gov/Pages/Default.aspx Official page] at the Rhode Island General Assembly{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 7312 | fec = | congress = }}
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_McCaffrey Michael McCaffrey] at Ballotpedia
- [https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6403874 Michael J. McCaffrey] at OpenSecrets
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Category:Bishop Hendricken High School alumni
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