Alana DiMario

Alana DiMario

Democratic Party

Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

James Sheehan

Compensation

Base salary

$19,037/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Wells College

Graduate

Bridgewater State University

Personal

Profession

Counselor

Contact

Official website

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Alana DiMario (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 36. She assumed office on January 5, 2021. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

DiMario (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 36. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Alana DiMario lives in Narragansett, Rhode Island. DiMario earned a bachelor's degree from Wells College and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Bridgewater State University. Her career experience includes working as a mental health counselor in private practice.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

DiMario was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Human Services Committee
• Environment and Agriculture Committee, Chair

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2021-2022

DiMario was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Agriculture Committee, Vice chair
• Health and Human Services Committee

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 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 36

Incumbent Alana DiMario won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario (D)	95.5	12,685
		Other/Write-in votes	4.5	601

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 13,286
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Incumbent Alana DiMario advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario	100.0	1,988

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,988
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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 36

Incumbent Alana DiMario defeated Patrick Murray in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario (D)	57.3	8,475
	Submit photo	Patrick Murray (R)	42.7	6,317
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,802
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ellen Waxman (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Incumbent Alana DiMario advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario	100.0	3,739

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,739
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Patrick Murray advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Patrick Murray	100.0	664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 664
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2020

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Alana DiMario defeated Doreen Costa and Matthew Mannix in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario (D)	50.1	8,609
		Doreen Costa (R)	39.4	6,772
	Submit photo	Matthew Mannix (Independent)	10.4	1,779
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,183
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Alana DiMario defeated Ellen Waxman in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alana DiMario	75.2	2,499
	Submit photo	Ellen Waxman	24.8	824

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,323
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert E. Craven, Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Doreen Costa advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doreen Costa	100.0	524

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 524
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2018

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Incumbent James Sheehan defeated John Silvaggio in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Sheehan (D)	66.9	8,830
		John Silvaggio (R)	32.7	4,313
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	47

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,190
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

Incumbent James Sheehan defeated Alana DiMario in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Sheehan	57.6	2,143
		Alana DiMario	42.4	1,580

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,723
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36

John Silvaggio advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 36 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Silvaggio	100.0	1,001

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,001
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Alana DiMario did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Alana DiMario did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Alana DiMario campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Rhode Island State Senate District 36	Won general	$32,091	$0
2022	Rhode Island State Senate District 36	Won general	$29,605	$0
2020	Rhode Island State Senate District 36	Won general	$21,163	N/A**
2018	Rhode Island State Senate District 36	Lost primary	$5,295	N/A**
Grand total			$88,154	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** 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, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14. ACLU of Rhode Island Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties. Environmental Council of Rhode Island Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16. ACLU of Rhode Island Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23. ACLU of Rhode Island Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties. Common Cause Rhode Island Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Environmental Council of Rhode Island Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1. ACLU of Rhode Island Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties. Common Cause Rhode Island Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Environmental Council of Rhode Island Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Preceded by James Sheehan (D)	Rhode Island State Senate District 36 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Rhode Island State Senate

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Senate President:Dominick Ruggerio

Majority Leader:Valarie Lawson

Minority Leader:Jessica de la Cruz

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Sam Zurier (D)

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Sam Bell (D)

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Tiara Mack (D)

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John Burke (D)

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Walter Felag (D)

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Valarie Lawson (D)

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Meghan Kallman (D)

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Jonathon Acosta (D)

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Thomas Paolino (R)

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Robert Britto (D)

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Ryan Pearson (D)

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Brian Thompson (D)

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Gordon Rogers (R)

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David Tikoian (D)

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Jessica de la Cruz (R)

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Melissa Murray (D)

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Andrew Dimitri (D)

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Todd Patalano (D)

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Hanna Gallo (D)

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Peter Appollonio (D)

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Mark McKenney (D)

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Matthew LaMountain (D)

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Pamela Lauria (D)

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Leonidas Raptakis (D)

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Elaine Morgan (R)

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Bridget Valverde (D)

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