Linda Finn

Democratic Party

Education

High school

Barrington High School

Bachelor's

Boston College

Personal

Profession

Financial services

Contact

Personal website

Linda Dill Finn was a 2016Democratic candidate for theDistrict 72 of theRhode Island House of Representatives.

Finn is a formerDemocratic member of theRhode Island House of Representatives, representingDistrict 72 from 2012 to January 6, 2015.

Biography

Finn earned her B.S. from Boston College in 1981. Her professional experience includes owning Linda Finn Garden Design.^[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Finn served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2014

Finn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[2]

• Excerpt: "Strengthen our education system. Invest in early education, technical education and workforce development programs that will create a vibrant, engaged 21st century workforce."

• Excerpt: "Support a cohesive strategy for Broadband infrastructure and digital literacy on Aquidneck Island to support our business’, including our marine and defense companies."

• Excerpt: "Fight to keep the legislature out of the woman/doctor relationship."

• Excerpt: "Create new opportunities for small business to help access capital and support services to improve our small business ecosystem."

2012

Finn highlighted the following issues:^[3]

Business and the economy

• Excerpt: "We need to evaluate the 235 Tax Expenditure Programs on the books in RI. Which ones are encouraging increased employment? Which ones are really giving incentives for innovation and growth? How can we encourage reinvestment in Rhode Island instead of business’ taking their capital elsewhere?"^[3]

Education

• Excerpt: "We need to strengthen our public education system. Investment in public education is not only essential to the individual receiving it, but it is also essential to the economic development and future prosperity of our state."^[3]

Public Transportation and Bridges

• Excerpt: "Where were our local representatives on this issue a year ago? We need to make sure the study being done by the Bridge and Toll Authority is going to include local representation, and we need to look at how we develop more uniform and equitable policies regarding the distribution of state financial transportation costs imposed on us."

Elections

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. IncumbentDaniel Reilly (R) did not run for re-election.

Kenneth Mendonca defeatedLinda Dill Finn in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 general election.^[4][5]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kenneth Mendonca	51.12%	3,791
	Democratic	Linda Dill Finn	48.88%	3,625
Total Votes				7,416
Source:Rhode Island State Board of Elections

Linda Dill Finn defeatedJames Cawley in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.^[6]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda Dill Finn	72.28%	751
	Democratic	James Cawley	27.72%	288
Total Votes				1,039

Kenneth Mendonca ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.^[7]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kenneth Mendonca (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. IncumbentLinda Dill Finn was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileDaniel Reilly was unopposed in the Republican primary. Reilly defeated Finn in the general election.^[8][9][10]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daniel Reilly	54.1%	3,114
	Democratic	Linda Dill FinnIncumbent	45.9%	2,640
Total Votes				5,754

2012

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Finn won election in the2012 election forRhode Island House of Representatives District 72. Finn was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated incumbentDaniel Reilly (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[11][12][13]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 72, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda Dill Finn	50.6%	3,597
	Republican	Daniel ReillyIncumbent	49.2%	3,497
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	12
Total Votes				7,106

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2014

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

• American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island: 2013-2014 Voting Record

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

• Environment Council of Rhode Island: 2013-2014 Green Report Card

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

• National Federation of Independent Business in Rhode Island: 2013-2014 Voting Record

Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.

• Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity: 2014 session freedom index

Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."^[14]

2013

Personal

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Finn and her husband, John, have two children.^[1]

Recent news

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See also

• Rhode Island House of Representatives
• House Committees
• Rhode Island General Assembly
• Joint Committees
• Rhode Island state legislative districts

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Profile from Open States
• Linda Dill Finn on Facebook
• Linda Dill Finn on Twitter
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions:2012

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