Colin Bonini Explained

Colin Bonini
State Senate:Delaware
District:16th
Term Start:November 9, 1994
Term End:November 9, 2022
Predecessor:William Torbert
Successor:Eric Buckson
Birth Name:Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini
Birth Date:14 April 1965
Birth Place:Stanford, California, U.S.
Party:Republican
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.

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.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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senator Colin Bonini (R) - Delaware General Assembly.
  2. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart.
  3. Web site: Colin Bonini . . February 16, 2019.
  4. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Results . November 5, 2010 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . February 16, 2019.
  5. Web site: Colin Bonini: 'I'm running for governor' . Jonathan . Starkey . . November 6, 2014.
  6. Web site: Sen. Colin Bonini recommits to Delaware governor campaign . Jonathan . Starkey . The News Journal . November 23, 2015.
  7. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Results . September 14, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . February 16, 2019.
  8. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Results . November 8, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . February 16, 2019.
  9. Web site: Home - Bay to Bay News | Bay to Bay News.
  10. Web site: Delaware Election Results.
  11. News: 2022-09-13 . Delaware Primary Election Results . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-09-14 . 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Former State Senator Colin Bonini to run for Kent County Register of Wills . 24 October 2023 .
  13. Web site: Longtime state senator running for Kent County register of wills .
  14. Web site: Colin Bonini Files for Kent County Register of Wills . 12 July 2024 .

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