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Jeanine Calkin and Marcia Ranglin Vassell celebrate victory together. (Photo by Steve Ahlquist)
The progressive revolution in Rhode Island politics continues beyond Bernie Sanders as no less than seven progressive Democrats won primaries against conservative, often incumbent, opponents in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Moira Walsh checks election results. (Photo by Steve Ahlquist)
Also in Providence, first-time candidate Moira Walsh defeated incumbent Tom Palangio by 21 votes, 299 to 278. All told, five new progressives seem poised for seats in the state legislature. It seems guaranteed there will be more progressive legislators than Republican legislators next session.
But it wasn’t all good news.
In District 13, Providence, community activist Lisa Scorpio lost to house leadership-backed Ramon Perez by a wide margin. He won 512 votes, or 56 percent and she won 352 votes, or 38.5 percent. Anastasia Williams, an incumbent with a checkered past and close ties to leadership, beat Michael Gazdacko, who may have suffered after being pegged as a gentrifying developer. David Norton, whose campaign was often fueled by criticism of house leadership, lost to David Coughlin by 46 votes, 489 to 443. Bill DeWare, who became sick during the campaign, lost handily to William O’Brien.
On the Senate side, incumbent Juan Pichardo lost by about 100 votes to Ana Quezada. Doris de Los Santos, backed by many progressive Democrats, lost to Senator Frank Ciccone, a friend to labor but not so much the rest of the left. In a three-way race in Pawtucket, incumbent Jaime Doyle beat Matt Fecteau 40.3 percent to 37.4 percent.
“Voters are clearly hungry for bold progressive policy,” said Georgia Hollister Isman, Working Families Party Rhode Island state director. “These victories send a clear message to the legislature—it is time for some big changes.”
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RI State Representative Jan Malik (District 67, Barrington/Warren) said that when he re-posted a picture of 25 flag-draped coffins of American soldiers killed in battle, he didn’t notice that the picture and text came from right-wing political activist, musician and racist Ted Nugent.
“I couldn’t care less about that ass,” Malik said about Nugent.
When friends on Facebook noted the Ted Nugent connection, Malik took the photo down, even though he still stands by the meme, saying that the picture and the words make an important point.
The picture is accompanied by the words, “Would the suppressed millionaire, NFL quarterback, who would not stand for the National Anthem please point out which of these guys are black so we can remove the offensive flag.”
Malik says he did not see this meme as racist. To Malik the point was that, “you can’t tell who’s black or white beneath the flag. The [soldiers] should all be respected.”
The meme Malik re-posted was made in response to NFL player Colin Kaepernick.
Jan Malik
When Kaepernick announced back in August that he was “not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he started an important, spiraling conversation about race, police violence, the National Anthem and free speech.
Kaepernick was striving to make point about police killing people of color. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way,” Kaepernick said. “There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
Malik maintains that not standing for the National Anthem disrespects our veterans and is a “disgrace.” Taking a knee, he said, “is a little bit better, but not good enough for me.”
The backlash against Kaepernick seems to have emboldened other NFL players to express solidarity, but so far no other players have chosen to remain seated. Instead, over the weekend four Miami Dolphins took a knee during the anthem, and two New England Patriots raised a fist.
“The way they are protesting the flag is a disgrace,” said Malik. “There are other ways to protest the killings of blacks – and whites – by police. Standing arm in arm is better, white and black together.”
Malik was referring to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Seattle Seahawks who locked arms in solidarity during the anthem. The Seahawks said they wanted to “bring people together” while the Chiefs vowed to “work with local law enforcement officials and leaders to make an impact on the Kansas City Community.”
Football players like Kaepernick need to set the right example, says Malik. “They’re looked up to” by kids.
Malik says he understands the importance of free speech, but he takes not standing for the anthem personally, because he lost a friend last August in the war. “I really do think it’s wrong to not stand for the National Anthem. I believe that Black Lives Matter.”
Kaepernick “made his point,” said Malik, “We Americans don’t need anything else to divide us. We’re all Americans. We have to work together to make this world a better place.”
Malik, who serves as the chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee is facing a challenge from Jason Knight in tomorrow’s primary. Knight served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1996 as an enlisted nuclear power technician.
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Two races of special importance to Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello are being influenced through mailers sent out by a not-so-mysterious group calling themselves “Progress RI” which is funded by the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (RIBCO).
As can be seen in the screenshot below, Nicholas Mattiello has made contributions to both Jan Malik and David Coughlin. This is in itself not unusual. Both are loyal members of Mattiello’s base and both received contributions of $1000, the legal limit. Coughlin received contributions in excess of the legal limit, but the extra $500 was refunded, essentially a $500, interest free, three month loan.
Mattiello awarded Coughlin a second over-the-limit and later-refunded $500 campaign contribution/interest-free loan through his PAC, Fund for a Democratic Leadership, as seen below:
As Ted Nesi tweeted last evening, the Progress RI PAC, (a name that invokes the Rhode Island Progressives Democrats of America (RIPDA) though they have no affiliation), has reported spending $9,348 on mailers against five candidates, including Jason Knight who is challenging Jan Malik and David Norton who is challenging David Coughlin. All the money for Progress RI comes from RIBCO, to the tune of $9,500.
Richard Ferruccio is the president of RIBCO, and lobbies extensively at the State House on that union’s behalf, often arguing for tougher sentences and longer periods of incarceration for offenders and against legislation that might reduce sentences.
RIBCO is a strong supporter of Speaker Mattiello, as seen from this list of campaign contributions:
There seems an alignment of interests between Ferruccio and Mattiello. Both are working against Knight and Norton and for Malik and Coughlin. The ACI, where most of Ferruccio’s prison guard membership works, is in Mattiello’s district in Cranston.
Richard Ferruccio
Ferruccio generally opposes changes in the law that lead to early release of prisoners. Mattiello was singularly uninterested in passing Governor Gina Raimondo’s criminal justice reform package of bills, saying “The justice reform package was never a priority for the House. I was never convinced Rhode Island should be a test case for a national model on criminal justice.” Sam Bell suggested that the alignment of interests might be a “thank you” for “killing prison reform” though
Ferruccio did not respond to a phone message left at his office. Following Matt Jerzyk‘s advice on Twitter, I also reached out to Nick Horton at Open Doors, but was unable to connect.
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Ultimately, the fault is with me, for not being more clear in my writing.
John DeSimone is a lawyer in private practice and he’s House Majority Leader in the RI General Assembly. When he crafts, shapes and votes on legislation, we trust that he will separate his two jobs in his mind. For instance, we trust that he will not allow the fact that he represents restaurant owners who engage in wage theft to shape the way he approaches restaurant and employment law. But in order for voters to be able to judge for themselves whether or not this is happening, they need to understand the kind of cases DeSimone is working on and what side he takes in these cases.
This is partly what I was trying to get at when I wrote about Leader DeSimone’s legal work for Chung Cho, owner of Gourmet Heaven, but there are other distictions to be drawn.
John DeSimone
When GoLocalProv reporter and editor Kate Nagle read my piece, she was inspired. She attempted on Jason Knight, who is running in the Democratic primary against conservative Democrat Jan Malik in House District 57. (DeSimone, a conservative Democrat, is facing a challenge to his House seat from progressive Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, so the shape of the politics here becomes obvious.) Nagle wrote that Knight, “has represented DUIs, child pornographers, and sex offender clients since starting his own practice.”
Then she wrote, “The relevance of Knight’s practice and other attorneys running for office derives from a new focus on who candidates are representing in their practices. Last week, incumbent House Majority Leader John DeSimone came under fire for his representation of an accused wage-theft client. The criticism came in part from RI Future‘s Steve Ahlquist, who wrote that voters ‘should know when the people we elect to represent us also defend the monsters who oppress us.’” [spelling corrected]
It’s nice to learn that GoLocal is learning about journalism from closely reading RI Future, but I think they might need a few more lessons. Nagle quotes me in the piece twice, without linking to my writing as I did for her above. (Here’s a handy guide to linking.)
“Voters should know when the people we elect to represent us also defend the monsters who oppress us,” I wrote, “Anybody being sued deserves legal representation, but using slick legal moves to avoid paying workers their earned wages is simply gross.”
Nagle also quoted my tweet about my story, in which I said, ”What attorneys do for their clients should be relevant to how voters perceive their ethical orientation.”
The tweet above was in answer to a criticism from Brandon Bell, director of the RI GOP. Bell tweeted, “As an attorney I am an advocate for client which does not equate with accepting or endorsing client’s alleged wrongdoing.”
In my retort to Bell I was making a subtle distinction. It’s not WHO you represent, it’s WHAT you do for them.
Jason Knight defined the role of a defense attorney very well when he was quoted by Nagle: “…in a criminal case, there’s a judge, a prosecutor and defender, and all three roles need to be done well for a just result. I need a fair judge, and a zealous prosecutor — and a defense attorney who basically keeps the prosecutor honest.”
In my piece about DeSimone, I wrote that DeSimone was not only defending Chung Cho on allegations of wage theft, he was actively helping Cho to sell his business in what the RI Center for Justice called “an attempt to evade liability.” I wrote:
“DeSimone filed Cho’s legal response to the Rhode Island lawsuit on May 11, 2015. About a week later, on May 20, 2015, Cho sold Gourmet Heaven to GSP Corp for half a million dollars. At least some of the transactional paperwork for this sale was prepared by DeSimone.”
This kind of slick legal maneuvering isn’t about keeping the prosecutors honest or achieving a fair trial, it’s about helping a boss to plead poverty and avoid paying workers who, absent wages, were essentially reduced to slavery conditions.
Rather than creating a list of people who committed terrible crimes and attaching them to DeSimone’s name, as Nagle did in her piece about Knight, I wrote a piece outlining the kind of legal maneuvers DeSimone engaged in to protect a wage thief from having to pay his employees.
Perhaps such legal maneuvering is perfectly legal. Perhaps it’s all in line with the professional ethics of being a lawyer. But is it right? And does it call into question DeSimone’s suitability for the elected position he holds?
I’ll let the voters decide.
More pertinent to the discussion at hand, is this what Nagle was attempting in her piece about Knight?
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The Barrington Town Committee voted to endorse Jason Knight for District 67 State Representative over the incumbent, Representative Jan Malik. “I’m so pleased and thankful to the committee for their endorsement,” stated Knight. “I’m campaigning to bring a new voice to the state house for Warren and Barrington and clearly the committee agreed that it is time for a change.”
Knight continued, “The voters of Warren and Barrington have a choice this year between a conservative incumbent who is anti choice and has enjoyed the support of the NRA or a new voice with real Democratic values who supports ethics reform and knows that we need new and creative ideas to get our economy back on its feet. The committee’s vote shows that Barrington is ready turn the page.”
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Despite the NRA paying a record fine for making illegal campaign donations to Rhode Island politicians, to date, not one current office holder in the state has seen fit to return the money.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) was fined by the RI Board of Elections for funneling illegal donations to RI politicians, including House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Senate President M Teresa Paiva-Weed. One estimate puts the total amount of contributions at over $160,000, over a 10 year period from 2004 to 2014. Due to the detective work of Sam Bell, executive director of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats of America, the NRA was fined $63,000 and the NRA’s Rhode Island PAC was formally dissolved.
Technically, any money received by any candidate in Rhode Island that comes from the NRA Political Victory Fund PAC before January 2014 was illegal. That doesn’t mean that it’s a crime to keep the money after the fact, and it’s likely that the politicians did not know that the campaign donations were illegal before Bell made his case.
That said, the bottom line is that the money these politicians accepted from the NRA is tainted, and the influence this money has on our General Assembly can be felt acutely when observing the legislature in action.
M Teresa Paiva Weed
Are you still wondering why our General Assembly can’t seem to pass common sense gun control legislation?
Between 2004 and 2014, House Speaker Nick Mattiello received $2,975 from the NRA. All these donations appear to be illegal, tainted contributions. The Speaker has kept every penny. Seventeen other representatives have also taken thousands of dollars.
Joseph McNamara is the head of the RI Democratic Party, the same party whose national platform calls for banning assault weapons and strengthening gun laws to prevent violence. McNamara accepted $700 in illegal NRA contributions over the years.
During the same 10 year period, Senate President M Teresa Paiva-Weed has accepted, and kept, what appears to be $6,075 in illegal contributions from the NRA. Seventeen other senators took illegal NRA cash, including Senate Majority Leader Domenic Ruggerio, who raked in $3350 and Senate Judiciary Chair Michael McCaffrey, whose committee handles every bill about guns that comes to the Senate, to the tune of$3500.
Rep Jan Malik, who was recently challenged by his primary opponent Jason Knight to return his illegal donations, took $1075. On the last day of the most recent legislative session, Rep Malik voted for a House bill that would have made it easier to get concealed carry permits in RI before changing his vote after the fact.
I went through the campaign finance reports available here, and carefully made a list of all incumbents who have accepted NRA money between 2004 and 2014.
Here’s the list:
In addition to Representatives and Senators, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has accepted $1150 in illegal donations.
Attorney General KILMARTIN, PETER F 03/30/2004 $200.00
Attorney General KILMARTIN, PETER F 03/07/2006 $250.00
Attorney General KILMARTIN, PETER F 04/27/2007 $200.00
Attorney General KILMARTIN, PETER F 12/31/2009 $200.00
Attorney General KILMARTIN, PETER F 03/04/2009 $300.00
Former Speaker of the House, William Murphy, now a lobbyist, raked in a series of illegal NRA contributions. He now rakes in even more as a lobbyist for gun interests.
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 02/05/2004 $500.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 02/05/2004 $500.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 04/14/2006 $350.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 04/27/2007 $1,000.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 03/31/2005 $875.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 02/22/2009 $1,000.00
Lobbyist MURPHY, WILLIAM J 01/31/2008 $1,000.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 11/05/2006 $250.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 04/27/2007 $150.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 04/01/2008 $150.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 07/06/2010 $450.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 04/04/2011 $450.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 06/06/2012 $450.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 02/13/2013 $800.00
Representative MATTIELLO, NICHOLAS 05/28/2009 $225.00
Representative CARNEVALE, JOHN M 06/05/2010 $200.00
Representative CARNEVALE, JOHN M 04/12/2011 $200.00
Representative CHIPPENDALE, MICHAEL W 10/15/2012 $500.00
Representative CORVESE, ARTHUR J 05/08/2004 $300.00
Representative CORVESE, ARTHUR J 05/16/2005 $300.00
Representative CORVESE, ARTHUR J 07/11/2006 $300.00
Representative COSTA, DOREEN MARIE 10/15/2012 $500.00
Representative DESIMONE, JOHN J 07/08/2004 $150.00
Representative FELLELA, DEBORAH A 08/20/2006 $250.00
Representative FELLELA, DEBORAH A 04/27/2007 $100.00
Representative FELLELA, DEBORAH A 01/12/2010 $150.00
Representative FELLELA, DEBORAH A 04/12/2011 $200.00
Representative JACQUARD, ROBERT B 07/19/2004 $300.00
Representative JACQUARD, ROBERT B 10/20/2004 $500.00
Representative JACQUARD, ROBERT B 10/12/2006 $350.00
Representative JACQUARD, ROBERT B 04/12/2011 $200.00
Representative KENNEDY, BRIAN PATRICK 07/19/2004 $400.00
Representative KENNEDY, BRIAN PATRICK 08/02/2006 $400.00
Representative KENNEDY, BRIAN PATRICK 06/11/2009 $400.00
Representative KENNEDY, BRIAN PATRICK 06/05/2010 $375.00
Representative KENNEDY, BRIAN PATRICK 04/12/2011 $375.00
Representative LIMA, CHARLENE 04/06/2004 $300.00
Representative MACBETH, KAREN 11/01/2009 $100.00
Representative MACBETH, KAREN 05/27/2010 $200.00
Representative MACBETH, KAREN 12/08/2011 $200.00
Representative MALIK, JAN 08/18/2004 $200.00
Representative MALIK, JAN 11/19/2004 $250.00
Representative MALIK, JAN 06/29/2005 $225.00
Representative MALIK, JAN 09/06/2006 $300.00
Representative MALIK, JAN 06/05/2010 $300.00
Representative MCNAMARA, JOSEPH 05/26/2004 $200.00
Representative MCNAMARA, JOSEPH 05/25/2005 $300.00
Representative MCNAMARA, JOSEPH 06/16/2011 $200.00
Representative MELO, HELIO 03/10/2010 $225.00
Representative MELO, HELIO 04/12/2011 $200.00
Representative NEWBERRY, BRIAN C 11/03/2006 $300.00
Representative NEWBERRY, BRIAN C 05/29/2009 $150.00
Representative NEWBERRY, BRIAN C 02/24/2010 $150.00
Representative NEWBERRY, BRIAN C 06/29/2011 $200.00
Representative NEWBERRY, BRIAN C 04/15/2013 $250.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/02/2004 $100.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/05/2004 $500.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/06/2004 $200.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/07/2004 $100.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/22/2004 $150.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 06/29/2005 $200.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 06/15/2006 $300.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 07/24/2007 $300.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 05/17/2008 $300.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 05/29/2009 $300.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 06/05/2010 $300.00
Representative TRILLO, JOSEPH A 04/12/2011 $200.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 11/19/2004 $500.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 08/21/2006 $250.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 11/02/2006 $200.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 07/27/2007 $300.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 06/29/2009 $200.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 06/29/2009 $200.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 06/25/2011 $200.00
Representative UCCI, STEPHEN R 06/15/2010 $200.00
Representative WINFIELD, THOMAS J 08/22/2004 $200.00
Representative WINFIELD, THOMAS J 06/15/2006 $200.00
Representative WINFIELD, THOMAS J 11/06/2006 $90.00
Representative WINFIELD, THOMAS J 08/10/2007 $225.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 02/24/2011 $1,000.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 02/02/2012 $1,000.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 08/12/2013 $800.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 04/22/2004 $375.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 05/14/2007 $500.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 05/17/2008 $400.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 02/11/2009 $1,000.00
Senator PAIVA WEED, M TERESA 02/24/2010 $1,000.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 07/10/2004 $150.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 05/25/2005 $225.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 06/21/2006 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 11/03/2006 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 05/07/2007 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 04/15/2008 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 06/03/2009 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 06/12/2010 $300.00
Senator CICCONE III, FRANK A 06/21/2013 $400.00
Senator COTE, MARC A 03/23/2004 $200.00
Senator COTE, MARC A 05/16/2005 $200.00
Senator COTE, MARC A 06/15/2006 $200.00
Senator COTE, MARC A 04/16/2008 $200.00
Senator COTE, MARC A 04/06/2010 $200.00
Senator DAPONTE, DANIEL 02/24/2010 $200.00
Senator DAPONTE, DANIEL 04/12/2011 $200.00
Senator DOYLE II, JAMES E 06/17/2006 $150.00
Senator DOYLE II, JAMES E 03/31/2008 $300.00
Senator FELAG JR, WALTER S 07/04/2004 $200.00
Senator FELAG JR, WALTER S 09/01/2006 $300.00
Senator FELAG JR, WALTER S 06/15/2008 $300.00
Senator FELAG JR, WALTER S 03/03/2010 $300.00
Senator FELAG JR, WALTER S 04/12/2011 $300.00
Senator FOGARTY, PAUL W 05/13/2004 $100.00
Senator FOGARTY, PAUL W 07/01/2005 $150.00
Senator FOGARTY, PAUL W 09/21/2007 $150.00
Senator FOGARTY, PAUL W 01/10/2008 $150.00
Senator FOGARTY, PAUL W 06/11/2009 $200.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 06/01/2004 $150.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 05/24/2005 $150.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 05/17/2008 $150.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 08/05/2009 $200.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 04/28/2011 $200.00
Senator GALLO, HANNA M 04/12/2011 $200.00
Senator GOODWIN, MARYELLEN 08/16/2004 $150.00
Senator GOODWIN, MARYELLEN 07/09/2010 $200.00
Senator GOODWIN, MARYELLEN 05/13/2011 $200.00
Senator LYNCH PRATA, ERIN P 06/08/2009 $200.00
Senator LYNCH PRATA, ERIN P 06/10/2010 $200.00
Senator LYNCH PRATA, ERIN P 04/12/2011 $200.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 07/21/2004 $500.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 07/21/2005 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 08/06/2006 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 08/07/2007 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 06/24/2008 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 06/05/2009 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 06/15/2010 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 05/20/2011 $750.00
Senator MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL J 06/28/2013 $400.00
Senator PICARD, ROGER A 07/19/2004 $200.00
Senator PICARD, ROGER A 08/03/2005 $200.00
Senator PICARD, ROGER A 05/15/2006 $250.00
Senator PICARD, ROGER A 06/20/2009 $300.00
Senator PICARD, ROGER A 06/12/2010 $150.00
Senator RAPTAKIS, LEONIDAS P 05/10/2006 $300.00
Senator RAPTAKIS, LEONIDAS P 07/24/2007 $300.00
Senator RAPTAKIS, LEONIDAS P 06/30/2008 $300.00
Senator RAPTAKIS, LEONIDAS P 02/26/2013 $250.00
Senator RAPTAKIS, LEONIDAS P 07/19/2004 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 05/19/2004 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 05/25/2005 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 05/10/2006 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 04/27/2007 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 05/17/2008 $300.00
Senator RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J 02/21/2013 $500.00
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Today Jason Knight called on his opponent, Jan Malik, to turn down the NRA‘s endorsement and return any donations he’s received from the gun lobby.
“The news coming out of Orlando is beyond heartbreaking. We lost mothers, fathers, and children to this senseless violence. Their families join the thousands who are destroyed every year by gun violence. The time to act is now. We need to do something. It’s the duty of our legislators to work to ensure we have done everything possible to prevent a tragedy like this and for there to be no doubt about their motivations.
“That’s why I’m calling on my opponent to do the right thing. Turn down the NRA’s endorsement and return any donations he’s received from the gun lobby. He has happily accepted money and support from the NRA and the gun lobby for years. In fact, he currently holds an A+ rating with the NRA,” Knight continued, “But it’s time he stand up for the people of this district and join the fight for common sense measures to prevent further tragedy. We need to ensure that background checks are universal, that guns are kept out of the hands of domestic abusers, and that assault weapons like the ones used in Orlando are kept off the streets and out of our schools. I served in our military and I know that those weapons have no place in our community.”
“I will not accept a dollar from the gun lobby and I will neither seek nor accept the endorsement of the NRA. I hope my opponent will do the same.”
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Jason Knight announced his candidacy for State Representative today in HD-67. The district encompasses parts of Barrington and Warren.
“We need new voices at the State House,” said Mr. Knight. “Our current government is not working fast enough to address our problems; especially in the areas of infrastructure and jobs.” Mr. Knight went on to say, “We need creative and inventive solutions to our issues. Every year, our General Assembly gets together and can’t seem to get the job done. If recent events prove anything, it’s that it’s time for new blood.” Mr. Knight is challenging the current representative, Jan Malik, for the seat.
Knight also spoke out in favor of progressive values and responsible government. “This district deserves a representative with real Democratic values and is willing to stand up for change that matters. Jan Malik voted against gay marriage, votes in lockstep with the NRA, and didn’t even show up for the recent vote on truck tolls. We can do better.”
Knight concluded with, “Over the next few months, I will show the voters in Warren and Barrington that we can change the way things are done in Rhode Island. It starts by electing representatives who are ready, willing, and able to challenge the status quo and work to create new opportunities for economic prosperity.”
Mr. Knight, 46, is an attorney in private practice in Providence. He lives in Barrington with his wife, Nicole Jellinek, and their two children. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1996 as an enlisted nuclear power technician. After his time in the service, Mr. Knight attended Emerson College and was the class valedictorian. Mr. Knight attended Suffolk Law School and graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Knight then served as a prosecutor in the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General under Attorney General Patrick Lynch and went on to start his own defense practice in Providence. In Barrington, Mr. Knight and Ms. Jellinek are active members at Temple Habonim, a Reform synagogue.
[From a press release]
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RI State Representative Jan Malik (District 67, Barrington/Warren) said that when he re-posted a picture of 25 flag-draped coffins of American soldiers killed in battle, he didn’t notice that the picture and text came from right-wing political activist, musician and racist Ted Nugent.
There seems an alignment of interests between Ferruccio and Mattiello. Both are working against Knight and Norton and for Malik and Coughlin. The ACI, where most of Ferruccio’s prison guard membership works, is in Mattiello’s district in Cranston.
