| Daniel P. McKiernan | |
| Office: | Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 7th district |
| Termstart: | January 5, 2015 |
| Termend: | January 5, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Maria Cimini |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
| Successor: | David Morales |
Daniel P. McKiernan is an American politician and lawyer who represented the 7th district in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, McKiernan was elected to the state house in 2014.[1] McKiernan attempted to run for re-election in 2020, but lost in a three-way primary to David Morales.[2]
McKiernan was first elected to the state house in 2014.[1] He was elected by primarying incumbent representative Maria Cimini with support from house speaker Nicholas Mattiello, who supported McKiernan because Cimini did not support Mattiello's bid to become house speaker.[3] Throughout his period in the state house, McKiernan garnered a reputation for being "ordinary", voting along party lines and rarely sponsoring legislation.[4] In 2020, McKiernan faced two primary challengers, David Morales, a progressive who had support from the Democratic Socialists of America and the Sunrise Movement, and Angel Subervi, a centrist who primaried McKiernan due to the latter being perceived as out of touch with his district.[4] McKiernan lost the primary to Morales, getting 28% of the vote to Morales' 49%, with Subervi getting 23%.[2]