Doherty far from alone in taking campaign cash from Ciccone
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 am by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
Republican Brendan Doherty is feeling the heat this week for keeping $1,000 from state Sen. Frank Ciccone in the wake of allegations the lawmaker tried to intimidate police officers.
But Doherty is far from the only leading Rhode Island politician who took donations from Ciccone – though he may be the only Republican.
Ciccone has donated at least $25,610 to a host of politicians and political organizations since 2002, including $2,800 to Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis, $2,000 to former Providence City Council President John Lombardi and $1,650 to Congressman David Cicilline during his mayoral days, an analysis of R.I. Board of Elections filings by WPRI.com shows.
The Rhode Island Laborers District Council, an arm of the Laborers International Union, paid Ciccone $120,625 in 2011, according to its most recent federal disclosure filing. The Senate paid him $13,962.
Ciccone, D-Providence, also gave money to many of the state’s current leaders, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee ($500), Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts ($200), Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed ($750), Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio ($350), Providence Mayor Angel Taveras ($300) and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ($1,000) during his failed 2002 gubernatorial bid.
Beneficiaries who are out of office included former Treasurer Frank Caprio ($1,600), former Lt. Gov. Charlie Fogarty ($1,350), former Senate Majority Leader Dan Connors ($900), former Attorney General Patrick Lynch ($850), former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci ($125) and former state Rep. David Segal ($50).
Among the notables who did not get any money from Ciccone were House Speaker Gordon Fox, Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Attorney General Peter Kilmartin. The senator did not return a phone call Monday.
• Related: Senate President Paiva Weed silent on Ciccone’s police report (April 2)
(photo: Rhode Island Senate)
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Obama has taken 1 million from Bill Maher–Nobody cares! He’s a slimeball.
So, are all these politicians to give back the $$$ he’s given?
It’s liberal democrat BS “giving heat” to Doherty–Out of despersation, it’s the only thing the Democrats can try to mudsling Doherty with!
What the problem Teddy that don’t grasp is that Doherty is running as an ethical candidate. If he is so ethical why is he taking funds from one of the most unethical people in the state house? Doherty has typical Rhode Island thougt process, he is shortsighted, has very poor judgment, is inept into the consequences of his actions, and appears to have no problem have dealings with criminals that are not being cuffed.
Well, Ed, Doherty proved had scruples and gave the money back.
I’m sure he waited to to get the facts first of the situation before making a decision.
He proves to be a class act republican.
My point in my 1st post is all the money democrats take from crums is never discussed or reconsidered, like Bill Maher.
Looks like Fox, Kilmartin, and Raimondo have a lot of independent voters.
[...] rarely makes contributions to federal candidates, whether Democrats or Republicans, but he’s donated more than $25,000 to politicians at the state level since 2002, including Cicilline, Paiva Weed, Gov. Lincoln Chafee [...]