For immediate release

June 28, 2010

 

Contact: Rep. Edwin R. Pacheco, Chair

401.721.9900

 

RI Democratic State Committee endorses Caprio, Cicilline

 

Hundreds of Democrats gather to endorse candidates for Congress and statewide office

 

Providence – Democratic candidates for General Treasurer, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, the 1st and 2nd Congressional District, and Governor joined Democratic state committee members from across Rhode Island for the Party’s 2010 convention tonight at the Biltmore Hotel.

 

Over 120 state committee members and nearly 100 members of the Party’s board of directors gathered to endorse the following candidates:

 

General Treasurer – Gina Raimondo

 

Attorney General – The Honorable Peter Kilmartin

 

Secretary of State – The Honorable A. Ralph Mollis

 

Lieutenant Governor – The Honorable Elizabeth H. Roberts

 

Governor – The Honorable Frank Caprio

 

1st Congressional District – The Honorable David N. Cicilline

 

2nd Congressional District – The Honorable James Langevin

 

“This is a great night for Democrats in Rhode Island.  As a party, we have come together to endorse a talented and committed slate of candidates,” said Party chairman Ed Pacheco.  “We are ready to harness the energy displayed tonight to launch a statewide effort aimed at electing a Democratic Governor, a Democratic Congressman from the first district, and to return Democrats to the offices of the Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, and the second Congressional district.”

 

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2010 Rhode Island Democratic State Convention:

Monday, June 28th, 4:30pm at the Providence Biltmore

Open to the public. 

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