Harold M. Metts (born October 6, 1947) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6 since January 2005. Metts served non-consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1985 until December 31, 1998 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

Education

Metts was born in Lexington,

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. He earned his BS degree from

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, his teaching certificate from Bryant College (now

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), and his MEd from

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Elections

*1980s Metts was first elected in House District 19 in the November 6, 1984 General election and re-elected in the November 4, 1986 and November 8, 1988 general elections. *1990 Metts won the September 11, 1990 Democratic Primary and was unopposed for the November 6, 1990 General election, winning with 1,185 votes. *1992 Metts won the September 15, 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 1,197 votes (85.5%) against

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candidate Rebecca Douglas. *1994 Metts was unopposed for both the September 13, 1994 Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election, winning with 1,061 votes. *1996 Metts was unopposed for the September 10, 1996 Democratic Primary, winning with 281 votes, and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 1,156 votes (91.5%) against Republican nominee David Stahlbush. *2004 When District 6 Democratic Senator

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ran for re-election in District 4, Metts ran in the four-way September 14, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,341 votes (63.3%), and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,019 votes. *2006 Metts was unopposed for both the September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,714 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 4,804 votes. *2008 Metts was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 736 votes, and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,509 votes (90.6%) against Republican nominee Marc Coda. *2010 Metts was challenged in the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,958 votes (70.7%), and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 4,021 votes. *2012 Metts was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,545 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 6,294 votes (91.8%) against Republican nominee Russell Hryzan. *Metts was challenged by Tiara Mack in the September 8, 2020 Democratic primary, losing with 1,011 votes (40.2%) against 1,506 votes (59.8%).

References

External links

Official page
at the Rhode Island General Assembly *
Harold Metts
at

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