Jeanine Calkin

Jeanine Calkin is an American politician from the state of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a Rhode Island state senator.

Calkin is from Johnston, Rhode Island. She graduated from Johnston Senior High School in 1987. Calkin attended the University of Rhode Island and transferred to Johnson & Wales University, earning a bachelor's degree in computer science. She earned a master's degree in information services from Bryant University. She worked un the billing departments for Rhode Island Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, the IT department of Johnson & Wales, as a programmer for GTECH Corporation, and a project manager for Analog Devices. She and her husband formed their own company before she decided to start Rhode Island for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 United States presidential election.[1]

Calkin ran for the Rhode Island Senate in 2016, defeating William Walaska. She lost renomination for her seat to Mark McKenney in 2018.[2] She ran against McKenney again in 2020, and won.[3]

Calkin and her husband, Daniel, have lived in Warwick, Rhode Island, since 2012.[1]