SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL MCCAFFREY announced on Monday he will not run for re-election. /COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVIDENCE – A veteran Democratic leader in the R.I. Statehouse is stepping down after nearly three decades in office. Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey, D-Warwick, announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection. McCaffrey in a statement cited “spending extracurricular time with those I hold most dear” as the reason for his decision. The…