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Driscoll heading to new gig, with Organizing for Action

Ian Donnis — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:48:09 +0000

Devin Driscoll, communications head for Rhode Islanders United for Marriage -- which led the grassroots campaign to legalize same-sex marriage -- is heading to a new job, as the Chicago-based Northeast regional director for Organizing for Action, the Democratic effort formerly known as Obama for America.

Hyers Running Campaign in Fierce New Jersey State Senate Race

Ian Donnis — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:21:26 +0000

Eric Hyers, who ran Congressman David Cicilline's winning campaigns for Congress in 2010 and 2012, is now leading the defense for a New Jersey legislative leader facing a sharp primary challenge.

Tencher joining Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as Campaign Director

Ian Donnis — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:31:13 +0000

West Warwick native Paul Tencher is set to become the campaign director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The move comes after Tencher managed Democrat Joe Donnelly's winning Senate campaign in Indiana over Republican Richard Mourdock last year.

Tencher is expected to focus on aiding Democratic Senate candidates in states won last year by Mitt Romney.

By email, he says:

TGIF: 10 Things to Know About RI Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:51:45 +0000

Welcome back to my weekly column, and a happy St. Patrick's Day weekend to all. Stay safe out there and don't let the green beer get you. As always, your thoughts and tips are welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's get to it.

1. Most General Assembly votes unfold with all the spontaneity of a Moscow show trial.

Raimondo bringing in experienced campaign veteran as chief of staff

Ian Donnis — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:08:21 +0000

State Treasurer Gina Raimondo is hiring Andrew Roos, an experienced campaign operative who helmed Myrth York's 2002 gubernatorial general election campaign, as her chief of staff, RIPR has learned. The move is the latest signal that Raimondo is very likely to run for governor in 2014.

Raimondo's chief of staff since 2011, Joe Pratt, will reportedly get a different job within her office.

Another setback at EDC; Parsons asks out due to "serious health issue"

Ian Donnis — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:26:00 +0000

In the latest setback for the state Economic Development Corporation, Governor Lincoln Chafee's choice to lead the agency, William J. Parsons, has asked that his nomination we withdrawn due to a " recent serious health issue." Chafee has accepted the request by Parson, whose tenure with the EDC goes almost to the agency's inception.

Via news release:

RI native McKay moving to political director role with the Republican Governors Association

Ian Donnis — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:12:55 +0000

Ken McKay, who ran two winning campaigns for former GOP governor Don Carcieri and served as Carcieri's chief of staff for part of his two terms, is headed to a new role as political director of the Republican Governors Association.

The story was first reported Wednesday by Politico:

Hourahan leaving Chafee administration for Family Service of RI

Ian Donnis — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:53:59 +0000

Stephen Hourahan, a top adviser to Governor Lincoln Chafee, is leaving the administration for a job as chief advancement officer with Family Service of Rhode Island.

Via news release:

Hourahan left Family Service in 2009 to join the successful Chafee for Governor campaign. He also served as Communications Director for then-Senator Lincoln Chafee and in a variety of positions for the late Senator John Chafee.

Xay’s back in the RI orbit; takes VP job at Webster Bank

Ian Donnis — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong, who managed Frank Caprio’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign and then left Rhode Island to pursue other opportunities, has a new gig: vice president for government and institutional banking at Providence-based Webster Bank.

Via news release:

16 names to consider as the next chair of the RI Democratic Party

Ian Donnis — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0000

UPDATE: Former state Democratic chairman Bill Lynch, who gave up the post in 2010, says he said “no” after being asked recently if he might be interested in returning as chair “It doesn’t fit professionally with what I am doing right now,” says Lynch, a lawyer at Adler Pollock & Sheehan.

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With state Democratic Party chairman Edwin Pacheco mulling a run for secretary of state in 2014, party insiders are already talking succession.