Daniel Gordon (Rhode Island)
Daniel P. Gordon, Jr. (April 12, 1969 - March 25, 2017) was a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 71 from 2011 to 2013. He passed away in March 2017 from complications following surgery.[1]
He was a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 71 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Biography
Gordon studied finance through the U.S. Marine Corps Institute and construction management at San Diego State University. His professional experience includes working as a self-employed contractor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gordon served on these committees:
Issues
Calls for resignation
Following the revelation of criminal activities, driving under an expired license and failure to appear in a Massachusetts court back in 2008, Governor Lincoln Chafee and other political leaders have called for Gordon to step down from his position in September 2011. The reasons given for his need to resign from his office were that time away from politics would allow Gordon to deal with his Court issues as well as allow for his constituency to have better representation from someone they can trust. Gordon responded that he is goal-oriented in his political career and would run for re-election in 2012 - however, he eventually decided not to run again.[3] Gordon has also started a recall campaign against governor Chafee.[4]
Elections
2012
2012
Gordon filed to run in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 71 as a Libertarian, but did not qualify for ballot placement.[5]
2010
Gordon was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary and defeated Democrat George Alzaibak in the November 2 general election.[6][7]
| Rhode Island House District 71 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Daniel Gordon Jr. (R)
|
2707 | |||
| George Alzaibak (D) | 2660 | |||
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External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Email correspondence with Gloria Gordon on May 4, 2017.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Daniel Gordon Jr," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ The Providence Journal, "Governor Chafee calls on embattled lawmaker Gordon to resign," September 22, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press, "Embattled R.I. representative is working on recall of governor," September 30, 2011
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official results for Rhode Island District 71 state representative Republican primary," September 14, 2010
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Loughlin (R) |
Rhode Island House of Representatives - District 71 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Dennis Canario (D) |
