Catherine A. Labonte Cloutier (born July 25, 1950) is an American politician and a former

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member of the

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from January 9, 2001, to January 12, 2021, representing

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. Cloutier served in the

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from 1999 to 2001, after taking over the seat when her husband, former

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candidate Philip D. Cloutier, died in office in 1998. Senator Cloutier served as the minority whip in the 150th General Assembly.

Elections

*In 1998, Cloutier was unopposed for the House District 11 Republican primary and won the general election with 4,584 votes (72.9%) against Democratic nominee Michael Paul. *In 2000, Cloutier won the Republican primary for Senate District 5 with 1,529 votes (68.6%), and won the general election with 8,099 votes (52.2%) against Democratic nominee William McGlinchey. *In 2002, Cloutier was unopposed for both the Republican primary and the general election, winning with 9,446 votes. *In 2006, Cloutier was unopposed for the Republican primary and won the general election with 6,945 votes (52.6%) against Democratic nominee Patricia Morrison. *In 2010, Cloutier was unopposed in the Republican primary and won the general election with 7,814 votes (54.9%) against Democratic nominee Christopher Counihan. Cloutier also qualified and received votes as the

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candidate. *In 2012, Cloutier and Counihan were both unopposed for their primaries, setting up a rematch of their 2010 race. Cloutier won the general election with 12,912 votes (56.2%) over Counihan. *In 2016, Cloutier was unopposed for the Republican primary and won the general election with 13,407 votes (59.5%) against Democratic nominee Denise Bowers. *In 2020, Cloutier was defeated by Democratic nominee Kyle Evans Gay.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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