Brian Newberry

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Brian Newberry
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Republican Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

16

Compensation

Base salary

$19,037/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania

Law

Temple University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
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Brian Newberry (Republican Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 48. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Newberry (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Newberry currently serves as minority leader.

Biography

Newberry earned his bachelor's degree in American History/Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and his J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1996. His professional experience includes working as an intern for the Philadelphia United States Attorney's Office and as a partner in the law firm of Donovan Hatem Limited Liabilities Partnership,[1]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Newberry was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Newberry was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Labor
• Municipal Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Newberry served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Newberry served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Newberry served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Newberry served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry (R)
 
96.6
 
6,181
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.4
 
220

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,401
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry
 
100.0
 
327

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 327
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry defeated Paul Jones in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry (R)
 
63.8
 
3,654
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Paul Jones (D)
 
36.1
 
2,067
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,723
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Paul Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Paul Jones
 
100.0
 
835

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 835
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry
 
100.0
 
524

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 524
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry (R)
 
97.1
 
6,564
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
199

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,763
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry
 
100.0
 
41

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41
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2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry (R)
 
96.2
 
4,794
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.8
 
191

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,985
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Brian Newberry advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Newberry
Brian Newberry
 
100.0
 
586

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 586
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2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Newberry ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Newberry Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections

He was also unopposed in the Republican primary.

2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Steven Gamache defeated Michael E. Connolly in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Brian Newberry was unopposed in the Republican primary. Newberry defeated Gamache in the general election.[4][5][6]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Newberry Incumbent 68% 3,465
     Democratic Steven Gamache 32% 1,629
Total Votes 5,094
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Gamache 52.9% 636
Michael E. Connolly 47.1% 567
Total Votes 1,203

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Newberry won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48. Newberry was unopposed in the September 11 Republican primary and defeated Michael E. Connolly (D) and Linda Thibault (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Newberry Incumbent 51.7% 3,577
     Democratic Michael E. Connolly 28.2% 1,954
     Independent Linda Thibault 19.9% 1,380
     Other Write-in 0.1% 10
Total Votes 6,921

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Newberry won re-election to the 48th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary and defeated Democrat David Lovett in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]

Rhode Island House District 48
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Newberry (R) 2435
David Lovett (D) 2239

2008

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Newberry was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48. Newberry (R) finished with 2,775 votes and was followed by Raymond Church (D) with 2,582 votes and Gary Ezovski (I) with 1,763 votes.[12] Newberry raised $4,940 for his campaign fund.[13]

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Newberry (R) 2,775
Raymond Church (D) 2,582
Gary Ezovski (I) 1,763

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Brian Newberry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brian Newberry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Newberry campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48Won general$24,045 $0
2022Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48Won general$15,507 $0
2020Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48Won general$17,879 N/A**
2018Rhode Island House of Representatives District 48Won general$16,167 N/A**
2016Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $26,375 N/A**
2014Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $27,009 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $26,920 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $13,795 N/A**
2008Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Won $4,940 N/A**
2006Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 48Lost $10,640 N/A**
2004Rhode Island State Senate, District 22Lost $28,161 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Newberry and his wife, Beth, have three children.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Brian Newberry," accessed June 10, 2014
    2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    5. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    6. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    7. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
    8. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    9. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    12. ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House election results, 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
    13. ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions for 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016

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