Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Cranston mayoral election continues to be the race to watch this year – and it's heating up even more with the entry of a Democratic candidate, citywide Councilman Robert Ferri. "I don't ...
Cranston mayoral race. Mayor Ken Hopkins fended off a tough challenge from within his own party on Sept. 10, defeating rival Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung after an acrimonious Republican primary.
The mayoral primary will probably mean the loss of one GOP General Assembly seat regardless of who wins. Politics: The most exciting race in Rhode Island this year might be for Cranston mayor
Stephen Patrick Laffey / ˈ l æ f iː / (born 1962) is an American politician and businessman [3] who served as Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island from 2003 to 2007. A former member of the Republican Party (now unaffiliated), Laffey lost primary bids for the United States Senate from Rhode Island in 2006 and the House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2014.
He was endorsed by incumbent mayor Allan Fung. He faced Democratic candidate Maria A. Bucci, a former councilwoman, in the general election. [4] Hopkins won approximately 54% of the vote in the general election. [5] In 2022, he announced he was exploring a run for governor of Rhode Island in the 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. [6]
The current Cranston city council president is Jessica M. Marino, a city-wide representative and first woman to hold the office. [39] The council elected for the 2025-2027 term has a 5-4 Democratic majority. The current mayor, Kenneth J. Hopkins, was sworn in on January 6, 2025, following his re-election to a second four-year term in November 2024.
Mayor accuses Democratic rival of 'political theater' Democrats, who hold a majority on the Cranston City Council, have vehemently opposed replacing the Budlong Pool with a scaled-down version.
House District 15: With Republican Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung running for Cranston mayor against incumbent Ken Hopkins, Democrat Maria Bucci, who ran and lost to Hopkins four years ago, is ...