RI Governor ’10
Scott MacKay of WRNI’s On Politics blog is reporting that Robert Flanders is denying any interest in running for Governor of Rhode Island, as a Republican, or a Moderate, or under any other party banner…Flanders, a lawyer, says that he “has no intention” of running and is focused on his legal practice and his post…
Ah, Frank: Breaking new ground in Rhode Island’s top political ranks, General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio has made public his daily calendars for the last 18 months, a move that not only shows how and with whom he has spent his time in office, but also the number of days he spent traveling outside Rhode…
At least, that’s what I think the just-arrived press release indicates: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts announced today that she will seek re-election, pledging to use her position to make health care affordable for every Rhode Islander. … “I’ve spent the past few months exploring a run for governor, and I want to thank all of…
Is this Associated Press article (via the Boston Herald) talking about candidates for Governor, candidates for the general offices, or candidates in general? Gov. Don Carcieri is a rare Republican governor in one of the bluest of blue states, a social and fiscal conservative who won re-election in 2006 even as fellow Republicans were swept…
You will rarely, if ever, find me in 100% agreement with a press statement on behalf of the Rhode Island Democratic Party regarding anything, so savor the moment. That a freshman Democratic legislator has endorsed a possible candidate for political office who is not a member of his own party, for an election which won’t…
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee claims that he has not yet officially begun his gubernatorial campaign. Someone needs to let his web-team know this, because this is what the masthead of the Chafee for Governor website reads as of 3:00 pm today…Lincoln Chafee: Independent Candidate for Rhode Island GovernorBut the most important question comes from the…
Richard C. Dujardin of the Projo reports…Ending several weeks of “exploration” into whether he would run for the job, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Tuesday night that he is an independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island. Chafee put the news out on a Web site, www.chafeeforgovernor.com, as well as in an interview…
All one needs to know about Lincoln Chafee and his pending run for governor (including his status as a garden-variety left-wing Democrat) is revealed in this: The Republican-turned-Independent Chafee has been out and about seeking support from George Nee, secretary-treasurer of the state AFL-CIO, among others. Late last week, Nee said he had lunch with…
Former Cranston Mayor and Senate Candidate Stephen Laffey has announced that he will NOT run for Governor of the State of Rhode Island in 2010. More coming on WPRO’s Dan Yorke show shortly. UPDATE: Laffey spoke to Dan Yorke and elaborated on the reasons why he chose not to run. He stated he based his…
