Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.

[5][6] In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers.

[8][9] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote.

[11] 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.

[16][17][18] He won in the Republican primary elections for Kent County register of wills, defeating Susanne Whitney of Magnolia with 59.26% of the vote, 4,210 to 2,894.