Colin Bonini | |
---|---|
Member of the
Delaware Senate from the 16th district | |
In office November 9, 1994 – November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | William Torbert |
Succeeded by | Eric Buckson |
Personal details | |
Born | Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini April 14, 1965 Stanford, California, U.S.[ citation needed] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Melissa Harrington (
m. 2001) |
Education |
Wesley College (
BA) University of Delaware ( MPA) |
Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.
Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999. [1] [2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.[ citation needed]
He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate. [3] The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of Dover around the Dover Air Force Base and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.[ citation needed]
In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes. [4]
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the 2016 election to fix "significant systemic and fundamental problems" in the state. [5] [6] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote. [7] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote. [8] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote. [9] [10] On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race. [11]
In 2023, Bonini announced he was running for the Kent County Register of Wills in 2024. [12] [13] [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chip Flowers | 153,203 | 51.03 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 147,031 | 48.97 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Colin Bonini | 21,150 | 69.88 | |
Republican | Lacey Lafferty | 9,115 | 30.12 | |
Total votes | 30,265 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Carney | 248,404 | 58.34 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 166,852 | 39.18 | ||
Green | Andrew Groff | 5,951 | 1.39 | ||
Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,577 | 1.09 | ||
Total votes | 425,784 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15 | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56 | |
Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69 | |
Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21 | |
Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60 | |
Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00 |
Colin Bonini | |
---|---|
Member of the
Delaware Senate from the 16th district | |
In office November 9, 1994 – November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | William Torbert |
Succeeded by | Eric Buckson |
Personal details | |
Born | Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini April 14, 1965 Stanford, California, U.S.[ citation needed] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Melissa Harrington (
m. 2001) |
Education |
Wesley College (
BA) University of Delaware ( MPA) |
Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.
Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999. [1] [2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.[ citation needed]
He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate. [3] The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of Dover around the Dover Air Force Base and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.[ citation needed]
In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes. [4]
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the 2016 election to fix "significant systemic and fundamental problems" in the state. [5] [6] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote. [7] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote. [8] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote. [9] [10] On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race. [11]
In 2023, Bonini announced he was running for the Kent County Register of Wills in 2024. [12] [13] [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chip Flowers | 153,203 | 51.03 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 147,031 | 48.97 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Colin Bonini | 21,150 | 69.88 | |
Republican | Lacey Lafferty | 9,115 | 30.12 | |
Total votes | 30,265 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Carney | 248,404 | 58.34 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 166,852 | 39.18 | ||
Green | Andrew Groff | 5,951 | 1.39 | ||
Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,577 | 1.09 | ||
Total votes | 425,784 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15 | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56 | |
Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69 | |
Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21 | |
Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60 | |
Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00 |