Armand Lusi. 2016 Walaska was defeated by Jeanine Calkin in the September 13, 2016 Democratic Primary by a 75-vote margin, ending his 22-year career in the Rhode Island Senate Death Walaska died on April 3, 2017 of cancer. References External links William Walaska at Ballotpedia William A. Walaska at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1946 births 2017 deaths Dartmouth College alumni Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Politicians from Warwick, Rhode Island Providence College alumni Democratic Party Rhode Island state senators Williams College alumni American politicians of Polish descent 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians Deaths from cancer