Stephen R. Archambault (born August 11, 1965) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the

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from District 22. Archambault was a Democratic candidate for

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in 2010.

Education

Archambault earned his BA from

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in 1990, his MS in

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from

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in 1996, and his JD from

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in 2000.

Elections

*2012 When District 22 Democratic Senator John Tassoni retired and left the seat open, Archambault was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,626 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,389 votes (59.0%) against Republican nominee Richard Poirier. *2010 When Rhode Island Attorney General

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was

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ed and the position was open, Archambault ran in the three-way September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, but lost to state Representative

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, who won the five-way November 2, 2010 General election against Republican nominee Erik Wallin, Moderate candidate Christopher Little, and

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s Keven McKenna and Robert Rainville.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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