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FIFTEEN LOCAL CANDIDATES each have received at least 500 signatures to get on the ballot for the open 1st Congressional District seat. / AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH

15 candidates gain enough signatures to get on congressional election ballot

Elections 07/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – Thanks to voter signatures, the large field of candidates looking to succeed David N. Cicilline in the U.S. House has been cut...

THIRTY-FIVE CANDIDATES have declared as of 4 p.m. Friday to run for the open Rhode Island 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. / AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE

Field for 1st Congressional District seat expands to 35 candidates

Elections 06/30/2023

PROVIDENCE – As of late Friday afternoon, the field of candidates vying to succeed David N. Cicilline in the U.S. House became rather large. Thirty-five...

FOUR CANDIDATES HAVE DECLARED as of Thursday morning their candidacies seeking the open 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House./ AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH

22 candidates formally enter 1st Congressional District race

Elections 06/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – A whopping 22 candidates thus far – 15 Democrats, three Republicans and four independents – have declared their candidacies in seeking the...

PAUL LEBON, who ran an unsuccessful congressional campaign in Texas in 2022, is running for Congress in Rhode Island. / COURTESY PAUL LEBON

LeBon latest R.I. Democrat seeking 1st Congressional District seat

Elections 06/23/2023

PROVIDENCE – A former Texas congressional candidate who now resides in Woonsocket is taking another shot at seeking a spot in the U.S. House. Paul...

REP. NATHAN W. BIAH has ended his congressional campaign and will now pursue the R.I. Senate seat once held by the late Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin. / COURTESY REP. NATHAN W. BIAH

Biah drops out of 1st Congressional District race to pursue open...

Elections 06/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – One candidate who was seeking to succeed David N. Cicilline in the U.S. House is shifting his election hopes a bit more...

Senate panel mulls ranked-choice voting for primaries, state elections

Government 06/02/2023

In October 2021, Sen. Samuel Zurier, D-Providence, won a five-person Democratic primary with a little more than 31% of the vote. The second and...

GABE AMO, a former White House staffer, announced Tuesday his candidacy for Congress. / COURTESY GABE AMO

Former White House staffer Amo latest candidate seeking Congress

Elections 04/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – A 12th confirmed Democratic candidate is pursuing Rep. David N. Cicilline’s soon-to-be-open seat in the U.S. House. Gabe Amo, a Pawtucket native, has...

DON CARLSON, a Jamestown resident and senior executive director for the Joseph C. Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School, launched Sunday his campaign for U.S. Congress. / COURTESY DON CARLSON

Political newcomer Carlson enters race for Congress

Elections 04/17/2023

PROVIDENCE – A Jamestown resident who oversees the Joseph C. Tsai Leadership Program at Yale Law School is the latest Democrat to announce his...

LT. GOV. SABINA MATOS, one of nine confirmed candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives, feels it will take $1 million in fundraising to run a successful campaign for this special election. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN LOCHER

Special congressional race campaign spending expected to be lower than normal...

Elections 04/13/2023

PROVIDENCE – The state’s 2nd Congressional District race between Seth Magaziner and Allan W. Fung had the biggest spotlight during last year’s election cycle,...