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Special election set for August to fill Ruggerio's vacant Senate seat
The Rhode Island Board of Elections said Tuesday that a special election to fill Dominick Ruggerio's vacant seat in the state ...
Special election to fill late R.I. Senate President Ruggerio’s seat set for Aug. 5
Ruggerio had long represented Senate District 4, which includes parts of North Providence and Providence. Any primaries will take place on July 8.
Special election date set for Ruggerio's former seat. Here's how the race is shaping up
PROVIDENCE – Two North Providence city councilmen and a former state representative are among the potential candidates for the state Senate seat long held by the late Dominick Ruggerio that will go to ...
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Multiple candidates considering running for Ruggerio seat
Multiple candidates have voiced their interest in running for the Rhode Island Senate District 4 seat after it was left ...
RI Senate elects teachers union head Valarie Lawson as its new president. What to know.
A divided Democratic caucus and close leadership election would typically provide a rare opening for Republicans to exact ...
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RI Young Republicans’ Ken Naylor + Young Democrats of RI’s Autumn Guillotte on organizing, young voters’ concerns + our aging political leaders
About 47 percent of registered voters ages 18 to 29 cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election last year. That’s less ...
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What comes next for the RI Senate after Ruggerio's death? Here's what we know.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Senate is on hiatus after the death on April ... state to "cause the local board of the city or town to issue a warrant ordering an election to fill the vacancy ... at ...