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Vote 2006
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Race: Rhode Island Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Charles FogartyDonald Carcieri
Charles FogartyDonald Carcieri
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Lieutenant governor Governor
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won with 54 percent of the vote in a four-way election against John A. Pagliarini, Robert J. Healey, Jr., and Gregg R. Stevens Won the Republican primary over the party's endorsed candidate and went on to defeat Myrth York, 55 percent to 45 percent in the general election
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
State senator for eight years; lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, 1998-presentGovernor of Rhode Island, 2003-6
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
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PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Staff member for Gov. John Garrahy, 1978-1985; policy director in the Office of the General Treasurer; policy director in the Office of the Lt. Governor Elementary school math teacher; vice president of Old Stone Bank; Catholic Relief Service's West Indies; chief executive officer, Cookson America; and joint managing director of Cookson Group Worldwide, 1983-1997
BORNBORN
Sept. 15, 1955 in Providence, R.I. Dec. 16, 1942 in East Greenwich, R.I.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A from Providence College, 1977; M.P.A. from University of Rhode Island, 1981B.A. in international relations, Brown University, 1965
FAMILYFAMILY
SingleMarried to Suzanne Carcieri; has four children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.citizensforfogarty.comwww.carcieriforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.ltgov.state.ri.us/aboutwww.ri.gov

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