title: Jeremiah O'Grady
text: # Jeremiah O'Grady
  
  Jeremiah T. “Jay” O'Grady (born June 30, 1970) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 46 since January 2011.
  
  ## Education
  
  O'Grady earned his BA from the University of Vermont and his MPA from the University of Rhode Island.
  
  ## Elections
  
  * 2012 O'Grady was challenged in the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary winning with 785 votes (64%) against former Representative John Barr and won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election with 2,738 votes (38.5%) against returning 2010 opponents Republican Matthew Guerra, former Representative Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (running as an Independent), and Paul DiDomenico.
  * 2010 O'Grady challenged District 46 Representative Shallcross Smith in the September 23, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning by 90 votes with 836 votes (52.8%) and won the four-way November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 2,150 votes (48.9%) against Republican nominee Matthew Guerra and Independent candidates C. Kevin McCarthy and Paul DiDomenico.
  