Frank T. Caprio Jr. served as Rhode Island's general treasurer from 2007 through 2010. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2010 and ran for treasurer again in 2014, losing in the Democratic primary. Prior to that, he served as a state senator from 1995-2006 and as a state representative from 1991 to 1994. He is married and has two children.
Frank CaprioSince Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise."
"1 in 4 Rhode Islanders under the age of 65 does not have health insurance."
"If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."