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Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.
Colin Bonini | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Delaware Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office November 9, 1994 – November 9, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | William Torbert |
| Succeeded by | Eric Buckson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini April 14, 1965 Stanford, California, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Melissa Harrington (m. 2001) |
| Education | Wesley College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA) |
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Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999.[1][2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.[3]
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He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate.[4] The district covers part 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 and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.[5][6]
In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes.[7]
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the 2016 election to fix "significant systemic and fundamental problems" in the state.[8][9] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote.[10] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote.[11] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote.[12][13] On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race.[14][15]
In 2024, Bonini announced he was running for the Kent County Register of Wills in 2024.[16][17][18] He won in the Republican primary elections for Kent County register of wills, defeating Susanne Whitney of Magnolia with 59.26% of the vote, 4,210 to 2,894. He received 3,431 machine votes, 523 early votes and 256 absentee votes.[19]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chip Flowers | 153,203 | 51.03 | ||
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 147,031 | 48.97 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 21,150 | 69.88 | |
| Republican | Lacey Lafferty | 9,115 | 30.12 | |
| Total votes | 30,265 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Carney | 248,404 | 58.34 | ||
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 166,852 | 39.18 | ||
| Green | Andrew Groff | 5,951 | 1.39 | ||
| Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,577 | 1.09 | ||
| Total votes | 425,784 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15 | |
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56 | |
| Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69 | |
| Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21 | |
| Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60 | |
| Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79 | |
| Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eric Buckson | 1,915 | 51.11% | |
| Republican | Kim Petters | 1,017 | 27.14% | |
| Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 815 | 21.75% | |
| Total votes | 3,747 | 100% | ||
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