NEW: Cranston's Hopkins Teases Run for Mayor, Says Announcement "Coming Soon"

NEW: Cranston's Hopkins Teases Run for Mayor, Says Announcement "Coming Soon"

Cranston City Council member Ken Hopkins is hinting that he has a big announcement coming soon. 

The Republican took to Facebook Saturday morning to post, “The answer is yes — announcement coming very soon.”

Hopkins would follow City Council Mayor Michael Farina in officially tossing his hat in the ring to run for Mayor of Cranston.

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This past week, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung’s wife Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung announced that she is running for House District 15, putting end to speculation she might be seeking to succeed her husband. 

Hopkins, who first ran for City Council in 2016, currently has $3,187.41 in his campaign account according to campaign finance records; Farina has $47,509.90. 

RI’s Political Hotbed

As GoLocalProv wrote in January, Cranston looks to be the center of Rhode Island politics in 2020:

Cranston looks to be the center of Rhode Island politics in 2020.

With Mayor Allan Fung term-limited out, there is a wide-open mayoral race with as many as five highly capable candidates looking to run.

And, Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello, who represents District 15 in the city -- and who garnered just 52.5% of the vote in 2018 and 49.1% of the vote in 2016 -- may face his most difficult challenge in 2020.

In the Mayor's race, the candidates are beginning to battle for position.

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