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Democrat Gabe Amo becomes R.I’s first Black candidate elected to Congress

Elections 11/07/2023

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to...

FROM LEFT, Republican candidate Gerry W. Leonard Jr. and Democratic candidate Gabe Amo are now at the mercy of voters in the state's 1st Congressional District choosing who their next congressman will be on Tuesday. / COURTESY GERRY W. LEONARD JR. AND GABE AMO

Voters go to polls to select new congressman, school bond measures

Education 11/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – Voters on Tuesday are going to the polls to either elect a new congressman to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. House...

GABE AMO, right, Democratic congressional candidate, makes a statement while Republican congressional candidate Gerry W. Leonard Jr. looks on during Friday's debate at WPRI-TV CBS 12. / COURTESY JAMES BARTONE/WPRI-TV CBS 12

CD1 candidates debate Israel, assault rifles, SCOTUS term limits

Elections 11/03/2023

EAST PROVIDENCE – The conflict in Gaza, abortion, assault rifles and term limits on the U.S. Supreme Court were among the topics debated Friday...

GABE AMO, right, a Democratic candidate, still maintains a financial advantage over Republican candidate Gerry W. Leonard Jr. in the 1st Congressional District special election. / COURTESY GERRY W. LEONARD JR. AND GABE AMO

Amo still ahead financially during special election campaign

Elections 10/27/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gabe Amo is maintaining the financial advantage during the special election cycle with more than a week to go before the Congressional...

First CD1 poll shows independent voters have power to influence election

Elections 10/26/2023

Democrat Gabe Amo appears to have an 11-percentage-point lead over Republican Gerry Leonard Jr. in the 1st Congressional District race, but undecided, independent voters...

Amo has financial advantage over Leonard heading into special election

Elections 10/16/2023

PROVIDENCE – Of the two remaining candidates seeking the 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House, Democrat Gabe Amo holds the advantage in...

MEET THE CANDIDATES: Congressional candidates Gerry W. Leonard Jr., left, Republican, and Gabe Amo, Democrat, will be part of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast on Nov. 2 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln.  COURTESY GERRY W. LEONARD JR. AND GABE AMO

Editor’s Choice: Chamber to hold breakfast event featuring congressional candidates

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE Chamber to hold breakfast eventwith congressional candidates THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold an Eggs & Issues breakfast event...

What will federal financial disclosure forms tell us about CD1 candidates?

Elections 10/03/2023

Republican congressional hopeful Gerry Leonard is receiving nearly $150,000 a year between his military pension and disability pay, while Democratic rival Gabe Amo lost...

Early voting, mail ballots on rise in R.I.

Elections 09/21/2023

Five years ago, 95% of Rhode Islanders who voted in statewide primaries cast their ballots in-person on a single, designated primary day. These days, not...