Update, 2:31 pm. Byrd's mixed politics.
State House News Service reports that Byrd, after working for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, has contributed to Patrick's current Republican rival, Charlie Baker. And liberal labor activist Patrick Crowley see Byrd's affiliation with some conservative campaigns as a sign that the Moderate Party is less than moderate.
Less than 24 hours after news broke last Thursday night that Patrick Kennedy wouldn't be seeking reelection, Providence Mayor David Cicilline and G. Patrick Gould, his recently hired political director, decided to go their separate ways. The move comes barely three months after Gould, a veteran lobbyist in Washington, DC, came aboard to lead the two-term mayor's political operation.
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State Senator Lou Raptakis, who recently announced his campaign for Secretary of State, has hired Erin Arcand to serve as his Campaign Manager. For the past four years, Arcand served as a campaign manager for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, directing fundraising efforts and organizing a range of special events, such as the annual Light the Night campaign.
Elizabeth Dennigan, Democratic challenger to US Representative James Langevin, has some news regarding her staffing and fundraising. She still has a long way to go to catch Langevin in the money race. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the incumbent, as of 12/31/09, had raised $540,000 in the 2009-2010 cycle, with $406,000 on hand.
State Representative Peter Kilmartin has some fresh hires:
Pawtucket, RI – House Majority Whip and former Pawtucket Police Captain Peter Kilmartin (D-RI), while weighing a run for the office of Rhode Island Attorney General, announced today the hiring of Brett Broesder and Chris Farrell – two staffers that will serve as his management team.
Update, 4:43 pm. Gould, running between meetings, called in a short time ago to confirm the information in this post.
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After earlier this year deciding against a gubernatorial run. Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline has hired a lobbyist with Washington, DC, experience to serve as his political director and strengthen his political organization, WRNI has learned.
The mayor's campaign committee has hired G. Patrick Gould, who is expected to play a lead role in Cicilline's reelection campaign next year and to then continue working for the mayor.
Rhoades Alderson, director of communications for Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, is leaving that post to take a job at the New Harbor Group, the Providence communications firm that is home to such savvy folks as David Preston and Dyana Koelsch.
Here's an excerpt of a note he recently sent to colleagues:
The Democratic primary for attorney general promises to be one of the more lively political races next year, with at least a three-way competition between Steve Archambault, former Providence city solicitor Joseph Fernandez, and state Representative Peter Kilmartin.
In the latest bit of related news, Fernandez has hired a campaign manager:
Providence native-turned-DC bigfoot Tad Devine gets the nod from Lincoln Chafee. Chafee, btw, is slated to appear this evening (with yours truly) on RI-PBS' A Lively Experiment and this weekend on WPRI/WNAC-TV's Newsmakers.
Devine is also representing Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill, who's running for governor as an independent.
The onset of the 2010 gubernatorial campaign -- seen by some as independent Linc Chafee's to lose -- is coming into increasingly clear view.
General Treasurer Frank Caprio is in no rush to make formal his intentions, remaining focused instead on raising a boatload of money. Meanwhile, Attorney General Patrick Lynch's plans have been clear for some time. And he's now staffed up with an experienced campaign manager:
