Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci,Jr. was an American politician,attorney,radio talk show host,political commentator,and convicted felon who served as the mayor of Providence,Rhode Island from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence,having held office for over 21 years.
Lincoln Carter Almond was an American attorney and politician who served as the 72nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party,he was previously the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1978 and again from 1981 until 1993.
David Nicola Cicilline is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011,the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.
WLNE-TV is a television station licensed to New Bedford,Massachusetts,United States,serving as the ABC affiliate for the Providence,Rhode Island,area. The station is owned by Standard Media,and maintains studios in the Orms Building in downtown Providence;its transmitter is based in Rehoboth,Massachusetts.
Frank T. Caprio is an American banker,lawyer,and politician from Rhode Island. His twenty-year political career has included being elected as the 29th General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2007 to 2011. He was the first political candidate in the United States to use on-demand television to reach voters and one of the first candidates to launch an Internet TV channel for use in a political campaign in 2006.
John J. Lombardi is an American Democratic politician from Providence,Rhode Island. As President of the Providence City Council,he served as acting mayor for four months between the conviction of Buddy Cianci and the election of David Cicilline.
Frederick Lippitt was an American military officer,attorney,politician,public servant and philanthropist.
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." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928,with the exceptions being 1952,1956,1972,and 1984. The Rhode Island Republican Party,although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly,has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections,having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014,Democrats did not win a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992,and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
The 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond was term-limited. Republican Donald Carcieri won the open seat,defeating Democrat Myrth York. As of 2022,this was the last time the Republican candidate won Providence County.
The 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Rhode Island,concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 4,2014,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including an election to the U.S. Senate and the election for governor.
Patricia L. Morgan is an American politician and Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing district 26 since 2021. She formerly represented district 26 from 2011 until 2019,where she chose not to run again. She became the first female minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2017,after she was chosen by the Republican caucus members on November 15,2016,when former minority leader Brian Newberry stepped down from the position.
Michael W. Chippendale is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 40 since being elected in November 2010. Chippendale currently serves as the House Minority Leader.
Christopher R. Blazejewski is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 2 since January 2011. He served as deputy whip until 2021 when he was elected majority leader. Blazejewski is a progressive Democrat.
Joseph Aloysius Doorley Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Providence,Rhode Island,from 1965 to 1975. At the time of his election,he was the youngest mayor in the city's history. Doorley served as mayor during a time of economic decline and civil unrest.
Cyd McKenna is an American political operative,civil servant,author,public policy researcher and public relations consultant from Providence,Rhode Island,who was campaign manager for Buddy Cianci's 2014 mayoral campaign,and community outreach director for the 2015 campaign by the Pawtucket Red Sox ownership group to build a new stadium in Providence. Later that year she was hired by City Council President Luis Aponte to be chief of staff of the Providence City Council,and left that office after Aponte was indicted for felony embezzlement and resigned.
The 1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Democratic nominee Bruce Sundlun defeated incumbent Republican Edward D. DiPrete with 74.15% of the vote.
Sabina Matos is a Dominican-American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Sabina Matos is the first Dominican-American elected to statewide office in the United States. Matos also holds the distinction of being the first Black statewide officeholder in Rhode Island.
Elections are held in Providence,Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years.
The 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Rhode Island. Primary elections were held on September 13. Rhode Island is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
