{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Adam Satchell | image = | state_senate = Rhode Island | district = 9th | term_start = January 2013 | term_end = January 5, 2021 | predecessor = Michael Pinga | successor = John Burke | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}} | birth_place = Rhode Island, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = 1 | education = Merrimack College (BA)<br />Rhode Island College (MA) | website = {{URL|satchellforsenate.com}} }}
'''Adam J. Satchell'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142158 |title= Adam Satchell's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 6, 2014}}</ref> is an American politician and educator who served as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for the 9th district from January 2013 until 2021.
==Early life and education== Satchell was born and raised in Rhode Island. He attended, and graduated from, West Warwick High School in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Satchell |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Satchell |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GRAVELLE |first=KENDRA |title=Teachers take to the streets to celebrate WWHS seniors |url=https://www.ricentral.com/kent_county_daily_times/teachers-take-to-the-streets-to-celebrate-wwhs-seniors/article_95ef264c-8a14-11ea-a801-f74ad6c1774f.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=RICentral.com |language=en}}</ref> He earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Merrimack College and his Master of Arts from Rhode Island College.
==Elections== *2012 Satchell challenged District 9 incumbent Senator Michael Pinga in the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,151 votes (58.0%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/statewide_primary/races/111.html |title= 2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 9 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 6, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,618 votes (65.4%) against Republican nominee Paul Caianiello,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/races/113.html |title= 2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 9 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |accessdate= March 6, 2014}}</ref> who had run for the seat in 2008. *Satchel did not seek re-election in 2020.
==Current life== In 2022, Satchell served as the dean of students at West Warwick High School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration |url=https://sites.google.com/westwarwickpublicschools.com/westwarwickhighschool/contact-info/administration |website=westwarwickpublicschools.com |publisher=sites.google.com |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Satchell Official page] at the Rhode Island General Assembly *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140306234732/http://satchellforsenate.com/ Campaign site]{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 142158 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Adam_J._Satchell Adam J. Satchell] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1416463 Adam J. Satchell] at OpenSecrets
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