Colin R. J. Bonini

Colin Bonini
Member of the Delaware Senate from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 1995
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1965 (1965-04-14) (age 46) Stanford, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Melissa Harrington
Residence	Dover, Delaware
Alma mater	Wesley College
Occupation	marketing representative
Religion	Roman Catholic

Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini is an American salesman and politician from Kent County, near Dover, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves in the Delaware General Assembly as State Senator from South Dover.

Early life and family

Born April 14, 1965, Bonini is the son of Stanford University Emeritus Professor of Business Charles Bonini. His identical twin brother Griffin Bonini is a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County, California.

Bonini received his B.A. from Wesley College in 1991 and his M.P.A. from the University of Delaware in 1999. He is married to Dr. Melissa Harrington and they live at Moores Lake just south of Dover.

State senate

The 16th State Senate District is a sprawling suburban, rural and small town section 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, the towns of Frederica and Harrington, but carefully excludes the incorporated portions of the town of Milford. Bonini has represented the 16th Senate District in the Delaware State Senate since 1995.

Bonini serves on the following committees:

• Adult & Juvenile Corrections
• Agriculture
• Community/County Affairs
• Highways & Transportation
• Revenue & Taxation
• Sunset

In 2010, he unsuccessfully ran for state Treasurer losing to Democrat Chip Flowers in a tight race. Flowers, an attorney and political newcomer, received 51 percent of the vote on Nov. 2 and defeated Bonini by 6,121 votes, with statewide turnout reported at 49 percent. [1]

Public offices

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly take office the second Tuesday of January. The State Senate has a term of four years.

Office	Type	Location	Elected	Took Office	Left Office	notes
State Senator	Legislature	Dover	1994	January 10, 1995	January 12, 1999
State Senator	Legislature	Dover	1998	January 12, 1999	January 14, 2003
State Senator	Legislature	Dover	2002	January 14, 2003	January 11, 2005	Two year term because of census and redistricting
State Senator	Legislature	Dover	2004	January 11, 2005	January 13, 2009

Election results

Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1994	State Senator, District 16	General		Colin R.J. Bonini	Republican	4,444	55.1%		W. Charles Paradee	Democratic	3,626	44.9%
1998	State Senator, District 16	General		Colin R.M.J. Bonini	Republican	4,155	52.6%		Terry L. Pepper	Democratic	3,745	47.4%
2002	State Senator, District 16	General		Colin R.J. Bonini	Republican	7,324	66.5%		Paul Davis	Democratic	3,686	33.5%
2004	State Senator, District 16	General		Colin R.J. Bonini	Republican	11,570	69.3%		James B. Testerman	Democratic	5,131	30.7%

Results provided by the Delaware Department of Elections

External links

• "Senator Colin R. J. Bonini". Delaware General Assembly. http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/dd6f40db63c8522b852569d8005369fa. 
• "Colin Bonini". Official Campaign Website. http://senatorcolin.com/. 
• Delaware's Bad Habit

• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

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Name	Bonini, Colin R.J.
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Date of birth	April 14, 1965
Place of birth	Stanford, California
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