THE DISTRICT 15 race in Cranston will pit incumbent, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, right, against Steven Frias, an attorney who nearly unseated him in 2016. / COURTESY STEVEN FRIAS/COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CRANSTON – Republican Attorney Steven Frias will run again for state Representative in District 15, setting up another match with incumbent House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello. Mattiello, D-Cranston, squeaked by Frias to win reelection by a margin of 65 votes in 2016. The win came with the assistance of absentee ballots, which favored Mattiello. The…