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Theodore Francis Green was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat,Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). He was a wealthy aristocratic Yankee from an old family who was a strong supporter of Wilsonian internationalism during the Democratic administrations of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman (1933–53). He served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1957 to 1959. At the time of his retirement in 1961,he set the record at age 93 of the oldest person to serve in the Senate;the record was subsequently broken by Strom Thurmond.
Prostitution in Rhode Island was outlawed in 2009. On November 3,2009,Republican Governor Donald Carcieri signed into law a bill which makes the buying and selling of sexual services a crime.
Joseph A. Montalbano is an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court.
Dominick J. Ruggerio is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 4th District since 1985. He is currently President of the Rhode Island Senate. A member of the Senate since 1985,he was previously elected Majority Leader on November 10,2010,having won election to his 14th term in the Senate on November 2,2010. Ruggerio succeeded M. Teresa Paiva-Weed as Senate president after the latter resigned to take a private sector job.
John C. Revens Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 31st District from 1990 to 2008.
Since the Great Depression,Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party,and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." However,the Rhode Island Republican Party,although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly,occasionally puts forward statewide reform candidates. Former Governor Donald Carcieri of East Greenwich,and former Mayor Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci of Providence ran successfully as Republican reform candidates.
Virginia Susan Sosnowski is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 37th District,which encompasses the towns of South Kingstown and New Shoreham. She is the owner and operator of Sosnowski Farms,a family farm in West Kingston. Sosnowski was first elected on November 5,1996 and is serving in her 8th term.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was on November 6,2012,alongside the presidential election,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Donna M. Nesselbush is an American lawyer,judge and politician from Pawtucket,Rhode Island. A Democrat,she served in the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 15th district. She took office on January 4,2011 and did not seek re-election in 2020.
Leonidas P. “Lou”Raptakis is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 33 since January 2013. Raptakis served non-consecutively from January 1997 until January 2011 in the District 20 and 33 seats,having served consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1993 until January 1997 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 31 seat. He was a candidate for Secretary of State of Rhode Island in 2010.
Erin Patricia Lynch Prata is an American politician and an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She previously served in the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January 2009. Lynch Prata served as Chairwoman on the Senate Committee on Judiciary,as well as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules,Government Ethics &Oversight and the Senate Committee on Special Legislation &Veterans' Affairs. She focused on issues including public education,economic development,job growth,health care and environmental protection. She was confirmed to be an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in December 2020.
James C. Sheehan is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 36 since January 2003. Sheehan served consecutively from January 2001 until January 2003 in the District 23 seat. On November 6,2018,Sheehan won election to a tenth consecutive term in the Rhode Island Senate,defeating Republican challenger John P. Silvaggio by a margin of 66.9 percent to 32.7 percent.
Hanna M. Gallo is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 27 since January 2003. Gallo served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 12 seat.
Michael J. McCaffrey is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 29 since January 2003. He has been the Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader since March 23,2017. McCaffrey served consecutively from January 1995 until January 2003 in the District 16 seat.
Dennis L. Algiere is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 38 since January 2003. Algiere served consecutively from January 1993 until January 2003 in the District 26 seat.
The 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 3,1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election,defeating Republican John McLaughlin. This was the last election when a Democratic was elected to Rhode Island's Class 1 Senate Seat until Sheldon Whitehouse was elected in the 2006 Senate election in Rhode Island.
The 1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 8,1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green did not seek re-election. Democrat Claiborne Pell won the seat,defeating Republican Raoul Archambault Jr.
Thomas J. Paolino is a member of the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 17th District. Paolino was first elected in 2016 following the retirement of Edward O'Neill.
The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan McKee became Rhode Island's governor on March 2,2021,when term-limited Gina Raimondo resigned following her confirmation as United States Secretary of Commerce. McKee easily won a full term on election day,defeating Republican Ashley Kalus by more than 19 percentage points.
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