RI Political Diary: Pacheco Quits Run for Congress; Picozzi Officially Running for
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
RI’s Political Diary, exclusively from GoLocal, gives you up-to-date insights into the 2022 election.
Pacheco Out
Ed Pacheco has dropped out of the Democratic primary for Congress.
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He had announced his candidacy on January 24, 2022, after U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin announced he would not be seeking re-election.
Two days later, RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner dropped out of the Rhode Island Governor’s race to run for the seat.
Since then, more Democratic hopefuls have announced their candidacies, including former Gina Raimondo staffer Joy Fox and Sarah Morgenthau, who most recently has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for National Travel & Tourism at U.S. Commerce in the Biden administration serving under Raimondo.
Pacheco said the following:
“Two months ago, I announced my candidacy for Congress to fight on behalf of working families and champion important issues such as prioritizing public education, protecting our democracy, fighting for social justice, and emerging from the pandemic stronger than before. Since that time, I have been humbled by the number of family, friends and neighbors who have offered their support. They, like me, recognize how important this election is for the future of our state and country and that we must again send a Democrat to Washington to represent Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District.
While public service has always been a part of my life and I believe it is important to elect candidates committed to bettering the lives of others, I have decided to suspend my campaign for Congress. Recognizing the amount of resources necessary to run a competitive campaign, I’ve concluded it would be extraordinarily difficult to raise the money in this election cycle. This experience signals for me the need for campaign finance reform, leveling the playing field for everyday Americans to participate in our Democracy. Rhode Island’s future is bright because of its amazing people. Our strength comes from empowering each other and ensuring that future generations have more opportunities than the last.
As a lifelong Democrat and former chairperson of the RI Democratic Party, you can be assured I will do my part to send a Democrat to Congress in 2022. Fortunately, we have several talented candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. I look forward to continuing to advocate for the issues that motivated me to consider running for Congress in the first place.”
Picozzi Officially Running for Re-election
Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi announced Tuesday he is officially seeking reelection with the following statement:
“Because so many people have been asking – Today I’m announcing my intention to run for re-election to the office of the Mayor of the City of Warwick.
I’ve learned that I will have at least one challenger from the Democratic Party. Although he hasn’t officially declared there has been a flurry of behind the scenes activity- more on that later. I welcome the challenge.
My administration has been completely open and transparent. No one gets special treatment or deals of any kind.
I’m going to remain an Independent candidate with no ties to political parties and will not seek endorsements of any kind.
I am very proud of my administration’s accomplishments these past 15 months and will run on my record when campaign season begins.”
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