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Summary

Senator Colin R. J. Bonini

Full Name: Colin R. J. Bonini
Office: State Senate (DE) - District 16, Republican
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Melissa
Birth Date: 04/14/1965
Birth Place: Stanford, CA
Home City: Dover, DE
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

SB 19 - Repeals the Death Penalty
Legislation (Nay)

March 26, 2013

HB 333 - Authorizes Online Gambling
Legislation (Yea)

June 27, 2012 - Expands state gambling laws to include the use of the Internet for certain lottery and table games (Sec. 2 14). Requires ...

SB 204 - Extends the Gun Buy-back Program
Legislation (Nay)

June 13, 2012 - Repeals the sunset provision of the Firearm Recovery Program that would have ended the program on July 1, 2012 (Sec. 1). Establishes ...

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Recent Public Statements

Governor Markell Signs Bill Limiting Payday Loans

June 27, 2012 - Governor Jack Markell signed legislation Wednesday aimed at breaking the cycle of debt thousands find themselves locked into via the predatory practice of short-term "payday" ...

Markell Signs Pension And Health Care Reform Bill Into Law

May 2, 2011 - Governor Jack Markell today signed into law a bipartisan effort to reign in some of the state's fastest growing expenses -- the state's share of ...

Issue Position: Accountability

Accountability follows transparency. As far as I'm concerned, every dollar that our state government spends should be tracked and every Delawarean should be able to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 92%
2010 Positive Growth Alliance Positions on Economic Issues 93%
2009-2010 Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Positions 87%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Candidate Self-finance ($13,750.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Colin Bonini refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Colin R. J. Bonini's Delaware State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

District Email
senator-colin@prodigy.net

Capitol Website
http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/dd6f40db63c8522b852569d8005369fa?OpenDocument

Capitol
Post Office Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 302-744-4169
Fax: 302-739-5049

District

Phone: 302-698-0960
Fax: 302-698-3688

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