Who’s running in RI this year? Mollis’s website has the scoop
June 26th, 2012 at 10:05 am by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes
It’s back – the secretary of state’s office is posting a list of who’s pulled papers to run for office in Rhode Island this year. Check it out here. The filing deadline is Wednesday.
The Democratic incumbents with primary challengers so far are Reps. Anastasia Williams (challenger is Euridici Jimenez), Scott Slater (Ana Quezada) and Art Handy (William McKenna) and Sen. Dan DaPonte (Rep. Bob DaSilva). There are also potential contested primaries in House Districts 3, 30 (GOP), 54, 63, 65 and 73, and Senate Districts 17 and 19.
Want to run for office yourself? Here’s a PDF explaining how.
Update: Warwick Mall owner Aram Garabedian pulled papers to run as an independent against incumbent Democrat Hanna Gallo in Senate District 27. (Good catch by Don Botts.)
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