Frank Ferri Declares Candidacy for Lt. Governor

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Frank Ferri Declares Candidacy for Lt. Governor

The Lt. Governor's race has a new face. Frank Ferri announced that he's running for the office on Twitter.

Ferri will face Ralph Mollis and Dan McKee in the Democratic primary. Ferri is a State Representative and serves District 22 in Warwick. He is one of four openly gay members in the General Assembly. Ferri won a special election in October 2007 to succeed Paul Ginaitt and has been re-elected three times. .

Ferri sits on the House Finance and Small Business Committees and chairs the Commission to Study Public Higher Education Affordability. 

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