Arthur Handy

Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

Tenure

2003 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

23

Compensation

Base salary

$19,817/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Miami

Contact

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Arthur Handy (Democratic Party) is a member of theRhode Island House of Representatives, representingDistrict 18. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Handy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theRhode Island House of Representatives to representDistrict 18. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Handy earned his B.A. in Marine Affairs from the University of Miami in 1990. His professional experience includes working as the Sustainable Rhode Island Coordinator for The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living and as Director of Communications and Advocacy for the American Lung Association.^[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Handy was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Natural Resources Committee
• Innovation, Internet and Technology Committee,First vice chair
• Oversight Committee

2019-2020

Handy was assigned to the following committees:

• Oversight Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Handy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Handy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Handy served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Handy served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy (D)	95.5	4,450
		Other/Write-in votes	4.5	209

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,659
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy	100.0	952

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 952
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy (D)	94.4	3,072
		Other/Write-in votes	5.6	182

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,254
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elijah Smith (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy	100.0	1,156

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,156
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy (D)	96.0	5,350
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	221

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,571
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy	100.0	1,780

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,780
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2018

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy (D)	96.1	4,285
		Other/Write-in votes	3.9	173

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,458
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18

IncumbentArthur Handy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Handy	100.0	1,597

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,597
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2016

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theRhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

IncumbentArthur Handy ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 general election.^[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Arthur HandyIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Rhode Island State Board of Elections

IncumbentArthur Handy ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.^[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Arthur HandyIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theRhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. IncumbentArthur Handy was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileDonald Gendron was unopposed in the Republican primary. Handy defeated Gendron in the general election.^[5][6][7]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Arthur HandyIncumbent	65.7%	2,713
	Republican	Donald Gendron	34.3%	1,417
Total Votes				4,130

2012

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Handy won re-election in the2012 election forRhode Island House of Representatives District 18. Handy defeatedWilliam Mckenna in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeatedDonald Gendron (R) andMark Stoutzenberger (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Arthur HandyIncumbent	62.7%	3,524
	Republican	Donald Gendron	20.6%	1,158
	Independent	Mark Stoutzenberger	16.5%	929
	Other	Write-in	0.1%	7
Total Votes				5,618

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Arthur HandyIncumbent	65.8%	850
William McKenna	34.2%	442
Total Votes		1,292

2010

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Handy won re-election to the 18th District seat in 2010. He defeated John McCarthy in the September 14 Democratic primary election and defeated RepublicanRichard Nordlund in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.^[12][13]

Rhode Island House District 18
Candidates		Votes
Arthur Handy (D)		2834
Richard Nordlund (R)		1524

2008

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Handy was re-elected to the Rhode Island House District 18. Handy (D) finished with 4,076 votes while his opponent Richard Nordlund (R) finished with 1,819 votes.^[14] Handy raised $9,035 for his campaign fund.^[15]

Rhode Island House District 18
Candidates		Votes
Arthur Handy (D)		4,076
Richard Nordlund (R)		1,819

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Personal

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Handy and his wife, Patricia, have one child.^[1]

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