Jeanine Calkin | |
State Senate: | Rhode Island |
District: | 30th |
Term Start1: | January 5, 2021 |
Term End1: | January 3, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Mark McKenney |
Successor1: | Mark McKenney |
Term Start2: | January 1, 2017 |
Term End2: | December 31, 2018 |
Predecessor2: | William Walaska |
Successor2: | Mark McKenney |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Place: | Johnston, Rhode Island |
Residence: | Warwick, Rhode Island |
Spouse: | Daniel |
Education: | Johnson & Wales University (B.A) Bryant University (M.A.) |
Jeanine Calkin is an American politician from the state of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former Rhode Island state senator. Calkin serves as co-chair of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, a progressive organization.[1]
Calkin is from Johnston, Rhode Island. She graduated from Johnston Senior High School in 1987. Calkin first attended the University of Rhode Island before transferring to Johnson & Wales University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in computer science. Calkin went on to receive a master's degree in information services from Bryant University.
During her career, worked in the billing departments for Rhode Island Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, the IT department of Johnson & Wales, as a programmer for GTECH Corporation, and a project manager for Analog Devices.
Calkin and her husband formed their own company before she decided to start Rhode Island for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 United States presidential election.[2] Calkin later organized on behalf of Sanders during his 2020 presidential campaign.[3] [4]
Calkin ran for the Rhode Island Senate in 2016, defeating William Walaska. She lost renomination for her seat to Mark McKenney in 2018.[5] She ran against McKenney again in 2020, and won.[6] She was subsequently defeated in the 2022 primary by McKenney once again.[7]
Calkin and her husband, Daniel, have lived in Warwick, Rhode Island, since 2012. Her right leg was amputated in April 2021 after a life-threatening infection due to blood clots.[8]