William Baldwin O'Neill is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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representing District 13 since January 15, 2013. O'Neill served consecutively in the

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from January 2009 until December 2012 in the

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District 15 seat.

Education

O'Neill attended

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, where he was a member of the

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society.

Elections

*2012 When Senate District 13 Democratic Senator Dede Feldman retired and left the seat open, O'Neill ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,620 votes (52.9%) and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 15,516 votes. *2002 When House District 15 incumbent Democratic Representative John Sanchez

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for

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and left the seat open, O'Neill ran in the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary but lost to Steven Archibeque, who lost the November 5, 2002 General election to Republican nominee Teresa Zanetti. *2004 To challenge Representative Zanetti, O'Neill was unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,472 votes but lost the November 2, 2004 General election to Representative Zanetti. *2008 O'Neill and Representative Zanetti were both unopposed for their June 8, 2008 primaries, setting up a rematch; O'Neill won the November 4, 2008 General election with 7,532 votes (52.1%) against Representative Zanetti. *2010 O'Neill was unopposed for the June 1, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,522 votes and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,545 votes (50.8%) against Republican nominee Justin Horwitz.

References

External links

Official page
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Bill O'Neill
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William Bill B. O'Neill
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Cornell University alumni Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives Democratic Party New Mexico state senators Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico 21st-century American politicians {{NewMexico-politician-stub