Antonio Giarrusso

Antonio Giarrusso^[2] (born February 5, 1962) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 30 from 2013 to 2018.

Antonio Giarrusso
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 30th[1] district
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Robert A. Watson
Succeeded by	Justine Caldwell
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-05) February 5, 1962 (age 63)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Alma mater	Bryant College Community College of Rhode Island

Education

Giarrusso attended Bryant College (now Bryant University) and earned his associate degree from the Community College of Rhode Island.

Elections

• 2012 When District 30 Democratic Representative Robert A. Watson retired and left the seat open, Giarrusso ran in the three-way September 11, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 354 votes (46.2%)^[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election by 72 with 3,315 votes (44.4%) against Democratic nominee Mark Schwager and Independent candidate Kevin McDonough.^[4] On November 6, 2018, Giarrusso was defeated in his re-election bid by Democratic candidate Justine Caldwell, by a margin of 51.1%(3686 votes) to 48.8%(3517 votes).