Michael J. McCaffrey[1] (born December 18, 1963) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 29 since January 2003.
He earned his BS in accounting from Providence College and his JD from Suffolk University Law School.
[1] When District 16 incumbent senator Joseph McGair left the Legislature and left the seat open, McCaffrey won the September 13, 1994, Democratic Primary and won the November 8, 1994, General election with 4,923 votes (57.6%) against Republican nominee Thomas Stone.
[3] McCaffrey was unopposed for the September 10, 1996, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,564 votes,[4] and won the November 5, 1996, General election with 6,411 votes (78.8%) against Republican nominee Ernest Young.
[7] Two years later, McCaffrey was unopposed for the September 12, 2000, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,786 votes,[8] and won the November 7, 2000, General election with 6,476 votes (76.5%) against Republican nominee Saleh Shahid.