Samuel Azzinaro

Samuel Azzinaro

Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

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

Personal

Profession

Carpenter

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Samuel Azzinaro (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 37. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Azzinaro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 37. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Azzinaro currently serves as deputy majority leader.

Biography

Azzinaro attended the Rhode Island School of Design. His professional experience includes working as a carpenter.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Azzinaro was assigned to the following committees:

• Health, Education, and Welfare Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Special Legislation Committee
• Veterans' Affairs Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Azzinaro was assigned to the following committees:

• Health, Education, and Welfare Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Veterans' Affairs Committee, Chairman
• Special Legislation Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Health, Education, and Welfare
• Rules
• Veterans' Affairs, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015
• Rules, Chair
• Health, Education and Welfare, Vice-Chair
• Veterans' Affairs, Vice-Chair

2013-2014

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013
• Health, Education and Welfare, Vice Chair
• Veterans' Affairs

2011-2012

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011
• Health, Education and Welfare, Secretary
• Veterans' Affairs

2009-2010

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2009
• Health, Education and Welfare
• Municipal Government

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro (D)	96.4	5,978
		Other/Write-in votes	3.6	226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,204
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro defeated Jonathan Daly-Labelle in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro	65.0	831
		Jonathan Daly-Labelle	35.0	448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,279
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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 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro (D)	97.0	4,965
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	151

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,116
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro	100.0	1,190

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,190
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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 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro defeated Timothy McLaughlin Jr. in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro (D)	69.4	5,341
		Timothy McLaughlin Jr. (Independent)	30.1	2,318
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	33

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,692
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro	100.0	620

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 620
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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 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro (D)	97.1	4,855
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	146

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,001
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Azzinaro	100.0	854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 854
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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 Samuel Azzinaro ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 general election.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Samuel Azzinaro Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections

Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37 Democratic primary.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Samuel Azzinaro Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Samuel Azzinaro was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Caswell Cooke, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Azzinaro defeated Cooke in the general election.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Samuel Azzinaro Incumbent	54.3%	2,749
	Republican	Caswell Cooke, Jr.	45.7%	2,311
Total Votes				5,060

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Azzinaro won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37. Azzinaro was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and was unopposed the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Samuel Azzinaro Incumbent	98.7%	5,311
	Other	Write-in	1.3%	72
Total Votes				5,383

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Azzinaro won re-election to the 37th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Philip Gingerella and independent Robert Gionet in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Rhode Island House District 37
Candidates		Votes
Samuel Azzinaro (D)		3546
Philip Gingerella (R)		1686
Robert Gionet (I)		342

2008

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Azzinaro was elected to the Rhode Island House District 37. Azzinaro (D) finished with 3,794 votes while his opponent George Markham (R) finished with 3,308 votes. Azzinaro raised $7,545 for his campaign fund.

Rhode Island House District 37
Candidates		Votes
Samuel Azzinaro (D)		3,794
George Markham (R)		3,308

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Azzinaro's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Some of the areas Sam will address upon election are:

• Excerpt: "Improving small business opportunities in Westerly;"
• Excerpt: "Eliminating municipal "red tape," making it easier to work with local governments;"
• Excerpt: "Creating incentives to bring businesses to Rhode Island;"
• Excerpt: "Strengthening the Rhode Island economy;"
• Excerpt: "Establishing jobs throughout Rhode Island;"

Campaign finance summary

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Samuel Azzinaro campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37	Won general	$20,850	$0
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37	Won general	$9,488	$0
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37	Won general	$19,239	N/A**
2018	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37	Won general	$12,580	N/A**
2016	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37	Won	$12,210	N/A**
2014	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37	Won	$25,620	N/A**
2012	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37	Won	$1,150	N/A**
2010	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37	Won	$10,235	N/A**
2008	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 37	Won	$7,485	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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Azzinaro and his wife, Carol, have five children.

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Current members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:K. Shekarchi

Majority Leader:Christopher Blazejewski

Minority Leader:Michael Chippendale

Representatives

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Edith Ajello (D)

District 2

Christopher Blazejewski (D)

District 3

Nathan Biah (D)

District 4

Rebecca Kislak (D)

District 5

Anthony DeSimone (D)

District 6

Raymond Hull (D)

District 7

David Morales (D)

District 8

John Lombardi (D)

District 9

Enrique Sanchez (D)

District 10

Scott Slater (D)

District 11

Grace Diaz (D)

District 12

Jose Batista (D)

District 13

Ramon Perez (D)

District 14

Charlene Lima (D)

District 15

Chris Paplauskas (R)

District 16

Brandon Potter (D)

District 17

Jacquelyn Baginski (D)

District 18

Arthur Handy (D)

District 19

Joseph McNamara (D)

District 20

David Bennett (D)

District 21

Marie Hopkins (R)

District 22

Joseph Solomon (D)

District 23

K. Shekarchi (D)

District 24

Evan Shanley (D)

District 25

Thomas Noret (D)

District 26

Earl Read (D)

District 27

Patricia Serpa (D)

District 28

George Nardone (R)

District 29

Sherry Roberts (R)

District 30

Justine Caldwell (D)

District 31

Julie Casimiro (D)

District 32

Robert Craven (D)

District 33

Carol McEntee (D)

District 34

Teresa Tanzi (D)

District 35

Kathleen Fogarty (D)

District 36

Tina Spears (D)

District 37

Samuel Azzinaro (D)

District 38

Brian Kennedy (D)

District 39

Megan Cotter (D)

District 40

Michael Chippendale (R)

District 41

Robert Quattrocchi (R)

District 42

Richard Fascia (R)

District 43

Deborah Fellela (D)

District 44

Gregory Costantino (D)

District 45

Mia Ackerman (D)

District 46

Mary Shallcross-Smith (D)

District 47

David Place (R)

District 48

Brian Newberry (R)

District 49

Jon Brien (I)

District 50

Stephen Casey (D)

District 51

Robert Phillips (D)

District 52

Alex Marszalkowski (D)

District 53

Paul Santucci (R)

District 54

William O'Brien (D)

District 55

Arthur Corvese (D)

District 56

Joshua Giraldo (D)

District 57

Brandon Voas (D)

District 58

Cherie Cruz (D)

District 59

Jennifer Stewart (D)

District 60

Karen Alzate (D)

District 61

Leonela Felix (D)

District 62

Mary Messier (D)

District 63

Katherine Kazarian (D)

District 64

Jenni Furtado (D)

District 65

Matthew Dawson (D)

District 66

Jennifer Boylan (D)

District 67

Jason Knight (D)

District 68

June Speakman (D)

District 69

Susan Donovan (D)

District 70

John Edwards (D)

District 71

Michelle McGaw (D)

District 72

Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D)

District 73

Marvin Abney (D)

District 74

Alex Finkelman (D)

District 75

Lauren Carson (D)

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