have been hearing some quiet rumblings.
Honestly, I am stunned that anyone would even suggest I should run in District 1.
Rhode Islanders were rightfully angry when Seth Magaziner ran in a district he did not live in. People said it was wrong. People said District 2 deserved someone who actually lived here. I agreed then, and I still agree now.
So why would I turn around and do the exact same thing?
That is not leadership. That is not principle. That is hypocrisy.
I have lived in District 2 for almost 40 years. My home is here. My practice is here. I raised my family here. I know the people, the towns, the struggles, and the values of this district because I have lived them.
District 2 is not a campaign strategy for me.
District 2 is home.
Vic Mellor built his life in Florida. His home, business, wife, and family are in Florida. He says he grew up in Woonsocket, which is in District 1.
So here is the common sense question:
If Vic wanted to come back to Rhode Island and defend the district he says he grew up in, why didn’t he run in District 1 against progressive Gabe Amo?
Why not go defend his own hometown district from progressive Gabe Amo?
District 2 deserves a representative who is rooted here, lives here, works here, and understands the people here.
I am not running where it is convenient.
I am running where I belong.
District 2 is not a rental.
It is our home.