Bill O'Neill (New Mexico politician) explained

Bill O'Neill
State Senate:	New Mexico
District:	13th^[1]
Term Start:	January 15, 2013
Predecessor:	Dede Feldman
Successor:	Incumbent
State House3:	New Mexico
District3:	15th
Term Start3:	January 2009
Term End3:	December 2012
Predecessor3:	Teresa Zanetti
Successor3:	Emily Kane
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alma Mater:	Cornell University

William Baldwin O'Neill^[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 13 since January 15, 2013. O'Neill served consecutively in the New Mexico Legislature from January 2009 until December 2012 in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 15 seat.

Education

O'Neill attended Cornell University, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

Elections

• 2012 When Senate District 13 Democratic Senator Dede Feldman retired and left the seat open, O'Neill ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,620 votes (52.9%)^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 15,516 votes.^[4]
• 2002 When House District 15 incumbent Democratic Representative John Sanchez ran for Governor of New Mexico and left the seat open, O'Neill ran in the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary but lost to Steven Archibeque,^[5] who lost the November 5, 2002 General election to Republican nominee Teresa Zanetti.^[6]
• 2004 To challenge Representative Zanetti, O'Neill was unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,472 votes^[7] but lost the November 2, 2004 General election to Representative Zanetti.^[8]
• 2008 O'Neill and Representative Zanetti were both unopposed for their June 8, 2008 primaries,^[9] setting up a rematch; O'Neill won the November 4, 2008 General election with 7,532 votes (52.1%) against Representative Zanetti.^[10]
• 2010 O'Neill was unopposed for the June 1, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,522 votes^[11] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,545 votes (50.8%) against Republican nominee Justin Horwitz.^[12]

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Bill O'Neill at Ballotpedia
• William Bill B. O'Neill at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Bill B. O'Neill (D) . . . February 20, 2014.
2. Web site: William O'Neill's Biography . . February 20, 2014.
3. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico . . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 1 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104091728/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .
4. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 2 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .
5. Web site: New Mexico 2002 Primary Election Returns, Bernalillo County . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221141239/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/FileLinks/308947684091406b930f2fc3974c9057/conty001.HTM_001.html . February 21, 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: New Mexico 2002 General Election Returns, Bernalillo County . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221141241/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/FileLinks/308947684091406b930f2fc3974c9057/conty001.HTM.html . February 21, 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2004 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 2 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221140322/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/statewidePrim04.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
8. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2004 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 5 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221140215/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewideGen04.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 8, 2008 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 3 & 7 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135639/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrim08.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
10. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 5 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135641/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewideGen08.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
11. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2010 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 2 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134921/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewidePrim10.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
12. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 3 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134824/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewideResults_Gen_2010.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .