Before leadership of RI’s legislative and executive branches jumped on board, there were the hardworking activists of Democracy Matters and Common Cause of Rhode Island working all fall to put together this legislation, designed to pull best practices from other states who have introduced similar reforms. Congratulations on putting everything in place for an exciting announcement tomorrow!
(The photo is the old guard of Democracy Matters, a group of us at the State House in early 2006 introducing that year’s Clean Elections bill)
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Governor Chafee, General Assembly Members and Leadership,
Common Cause RI to Announce Campaign Finance Disclosure Legislation
Providence, R.I. – Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will join with House Speaker Gordon Fox, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo, Representative Chris Blazejewski, and Common Cause Rhode Island Executive Director John Marion tomorrow to announce significant campaign finance disclosure legislation that will be introduced in the current General Assembly session.
Who: Governor Chafee
Speaker Fox
Senate President Paiva Weed
Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo
Representative Chris Blazejewski
John Marion, Executive Director, Common Cause
Where: State Room, State House, Providence, RI
When: Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:15 p.m.
Excellent!
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