So frigging wrong, he did this outside work, taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for this shit

Protect* and serve!

*property, not people

Such BS.

Protect and serve, right?

Anything short of fellating them seems to get downvoted anytime you talk about dem politicians in this sub.

*vile

but other than that, couldn't agree more.

The only weird shocking part is that the suspension wasn't paid to begin with.

He should be in Jail.

hahaha as he should.

I wouldn't say Avedisian has been great for RIPTA, but I doubt anyone at RIDOT knows what a bus is.

He is a jerk. He was acquitted. Whether that decision is fair or reasonable or even defensible is debatable. What's not debatable is that an employee who was suspended without pay and later cleared of any wrongdoing gets back pay. Period.

You are correct. Maybe that rule only applies to local offices, not federal. I know the US Constitution only requires that you live in the state, not the district, but I believe states have the right to add requirements to their election rules. Interesting.

Seth Magaziner didn’t live in D2 when he initially ran for it.

The current CEO is making about $1,000,000 of this "non-profit".

Not to mention having to listen to the likes of Bobert, Gaetz, and MTG day after dreadful day. I think I'd be looking for an escape hatch too!

Not sure that's accurate. This is from the RI Sec of State's website:

If you want to run for a Rhode Island office, you must be a registered voter in Rhode Island and live within the district for the office you seek.

No mention if Sandra Cano would consider running. Her partner James Diossa is listed though.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/metro/who-will-replace-david-cicilline-congress/

Don’t be surprised if Fung relocates to the other part of R.I. Between now and the next election cycle.

It’s a 45 minute plane ride. I suspect that he would step down after not getting tapped for house speaker.

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Hi all! Here’s an ongoing list of candidates that are exploring and have confirmed they are out (after previously stating they’d be interested in heading to Congress in the past); https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/metro/running-list-possible-candidates-cicillines-congressional-seat/?p1=StaffPage

I included a good portion of the story in the comments! Pay walls are annoying, I know. But it helps me pay the rent. Happy to answer questions you might have!

He doesn’t have to live in the district to run

He can, but he can’t win

The worst thing that could happen is that Mitch McConnell's crack whore Helena Foulkes decide she wants to carry the institutional backing from her gubernatorial race into this one. Everyone's so busy arguing and bitching about stupid shit in chat I don't think they realize how fucking awful it is for us to get a shitty Democrat in this position because we'll be stuck with them for 20 years and do you really want to have our representative exist only to lobby for CVS for 20 years? This is not a partisan competitive district so whichever Democrat wins here is not going to be challenged anytime soon and nobody's going to vote in a fucking primary especially for a special election so every single one of your votes counts in preventing a real catastrophe here.