Rhode Island voters could make history Tuesday by electing the state’s first Black representative to Congress or return the seat last held by Republicans in the 1990s to a GOP candidate
Gabe Amo, Rhode Island Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, speaks with people during a campaign stop at a cafe, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Providence, R.I. Amo and Republican Gerry Leonard face off in a special congressional election in Rhode Island on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to complete the term of former Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. .
The former White House aide served in the Obama and Biden administrations, most recently as deputy director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He also served in the administration of former Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo. His win would mark an ongoing transition from the state’s Italian-American political hierarchy, embodied by the late Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Providence’s charismatic longtime mayor who went to prison for corruption.
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