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Hanna Gallo

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Hanna Gallo
Rhode Island State Senate District 27
Tenure
1999 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
27
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 Rhode Island
Graduate
University of Rhode Island
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Speech Pathologist
Contact

Hanna Gallo (Democratic Party) is a member of theRhode Island State Senate, representingDistrict 27. She assumed office in 1999. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Gallo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theRhode Island State Senate to representDistrict 27. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Hanna Gallo attended the Community College of Rhode Island in 1976 and earned her B.S. in communicative disorders from the University of Rhode Island in 1995 and her M.S. in speech language in 1997. Her professional experience includes working as a speech language pathologist for South Kingstown School Department.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Gallo was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Gallo was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Gallo was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
•Commerce
•Education, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015
•Education, Chair
•Commerce

2013-2014

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013
•Education, Chair
•Commerce

2011-2012

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011
•Corporations
•Education

2009-2010

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2009
•Corporations
•Education

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo (D)
 
94.2
 
11,554
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.8
 
715

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Total votes: 12,269
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo
 
100.0
 
1,348

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Total votes: 1,348
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo (D)
 
92.6
 
8,432
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.4
 
670

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Total votes: 9,102
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo
 
100.0
 
2,500

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Total votes: 2,500
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo defeatedPat Cortellessa andJonathan Keith in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo (D)
 
54.7
 
8,080
Image of Pat Cortellessa
Pat Cortellessa (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
5,866
Jonathan Keith (Independent)
 
5.5
 
813
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
16

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Total votes: 14,775
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo
 
100.0
 
2,273

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Total votes: 2,273
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

Pat Cortellessa advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pat Cortellessa
Pat Cortellessa Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,381

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Total votes: 1,381
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2018

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo defeatedJonathan Keith in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo (D)
 
60.5
 
7,045
Image of Jonathan Keith
Jonathan Keith (R)
 
39.4
 
4,588
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
15

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Total votes: 11,648
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

IncumbentHanna Gallo advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hanna Gallo
Hanna Gallo
 
100.0
 
2,135

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Total votes: 2,135
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27

Jonathan Keith advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 27 on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jonathan Keith
Jonathan Keith
 
100.0
 
1,303

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Total votes: 1,303
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2016

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theRhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

IncumbentHanna Gallo defeatedJonathan Keith in the Rhode Island State Senate District 27 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngHanna GalloIncumbent55.73%7,276
    RepublicanJonathan Keith44.27%5,779
Total Votes13,055
Source:Rhode Island Board of Elections


IncumbentHanna Gallo ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngHanna GalloIncumbent (unopposed)


Jonathan Keith ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[4][5]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngJonathan Keith (unopposed)

2014

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theRhode Island State Senate 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. IncumbentHanna Gallo was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileSara Sweeney was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gallo defeated Sweeney in the general election.[6][7][8]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngHanna GalloIncumbent61%6,162
    Republican Sara Sweeney39%3,942
Total Votes10,104


2012

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Gallo won re-election inDistrict 27. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 11.Robert B. Lancia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gallo defeated Lancia and independentAram G. Garabedian in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngHanna GalloIncumbent46.6%5,872
    Independent Aram G. Garabedian33.5%4,227
    Republican Robert B. Lancia19.7%2,486
    Other Write-in0.1%18
Total Votes12,603

2010

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

Gallo was re-elected to District 27 in 2010. Gallo defeated RepublicanEileen Grossman in the November 2 general election. She was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary.[12][13]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 27
CandidatesVotes
Green check mark transparent.png Hanna Gallo (D)6164
Eileen Grossman (R)3942

2008

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Gallo was re-elected to the 27th District Seat in theRhode Island State Senate. Gallo had no challenger.[14]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Hanna Gallo did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Hanna Gallo did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Hanna Gallo campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Rhode Island State Senate District 27Won general$103,579 $0
2022Rhode Island State Senate District 27Won general$53,867 $0
2020Rhode Island State Senate District 27Won general$53,730 N/A**
2018Rhode Island State Senate District 27Won general$37,555 N/A**
2016Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$46,236 N/A**
2014Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$39,925 N/A**
2012Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$72,175 N/A**
2010Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$25,480 N/A**
2008Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$23,835 N/A**
2006Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$24,163 N/A**
2004Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$48,260 N/A**
2002Rhode Island State Senate, District 27Won$5,980 N/A**
2000Rhode Island State Senate, District 12Won$4,970 N/A**
1998Rhode Island State Senate, District 12Won$8,475 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
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2023

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In 2023, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2022

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In 2022, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2021

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In 2021, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
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2020

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In 2020, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.

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2019

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In 2019, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
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2018

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In 2018, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
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2017

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In 2017, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
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2016

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In 2016, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[15]
Legislators are scored based on their 38 Studios votes.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015

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In 2015, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[15]
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2014

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In 2014, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[15]


2013

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In 2013, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 to July 5.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[15]


2012

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In 2012, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 to June 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[15]


2011

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In 2011, theRhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 4 to July 1.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

Noteworthy events

Grants to nonprofit organizations

In 2012, Rhode Island lawmakers issued $1.9 million in legislative grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded on a nonpartisan basis by House SpeakerGordon Fox and Senate PresidentTeresa Paiva-Weed and were chosen based on the merits of the organizations' applications and requests by individual lawmakers. Though theRhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the authority to create grants as part of the budget, some critics called these grants wasteful government spending and said the money could be used to influence votes. Lawmakers in support of the grants claimed that they went to community organizations that were struggling to fill fundraising gaps or make up for a lack of resources that may no longer be available at the municipal level. According to an August 2013 report in Go Local Prov News, Gallo was among the top 25 lawmakers who sponsored the most in grant funding, obtaining $30,000 for community organizations.[16][17]

See also


External links

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Hanna Gallo," accessed June 6, 2014
    2. ↑Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    3. ↑Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑4.04.1Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
    5. ↑5.05.1Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
    6. ↑Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    7. ↑Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    8. ↑Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    9. ↑Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
    10. ↑State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    11. ↑State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    12. ↑State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    13. ↑State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    14. ↑State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2008 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    15. ↑15.015.115.215.315.4Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
    16. ↑Go Local Prov News, "RI Lawmakers Shell Out $1.9M in Controversial Legislative Grants," August 15, 2013
    17. ↑Go Local Prov News, "Top 25 RI Legislators Who Got The Most Grants," August 15, 2013

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