Magaziner: ‘Voters in the 2nd District know me’

Updated at 4:57 p.m.

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R.I. TREASURER SETH MAGAZINER announced Wednesday that he will run for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House this year instead of for governor. PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE
CRANSTON – R.I. Treasurer Seth Magaziner has changed course in seeking higher office, going from targeting the state’s highest elected post to now looking to serve in Congress. Magaziner announced Wednesday he is now running for the U.S. House 2nd District seat set to be vacated by Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I. Langevin is not…

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  2. Foulkes and Gorbea are both just plain glad to see Seth go, period. The only thing that scares me more than Seth being elected Governor is Nellie being elected Governor.
    Since when you really examine what Seth has done as Treasurer, basically zero, it should be easy for an R or Indy to beat him. Of course, Seth spent $1.5 million to get elected Treasurer (which makes no sense from a financial perspective and which, BTW, he has never fully explained where that $1.5 million came from), so God only knows how much he’ll blow trying to win the CD2 seat or where that mystery money will come from.