Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a

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former member of the

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, where he represented the 16th District from 1995 to 2022. Bonini received his

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from Wesley College in 1991. He received a

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from the

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in 1999. While in college, he worked for

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Bill Roth and the

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. He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate. The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of

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around the

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and the towns of Frederica and Harrington. Colin and Rocky Bluewinkle

In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for

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, losing to Democrat

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. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes. Shortly after the

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, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the following election. He stated that his campaign would focus on fixing the state's "significant systemic and fundamental problems", although he faced a significant obstacle as a Republican running statewide in the heavily Democratic state. Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote. He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote. In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote. On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race.

Electoral history

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