Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He served one four-year term as Rhode Island's governor, beginning on Jan. 4, 2011. He was the first Independent to be elected to that office. He subsequently became a Democrat. As a Republican, he served as mayor of Warwick from 1992 to 1999, when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of his father, Sen. John H. Chafee. He was elected to a full Senate term in 2000. He is married with three children. In April 2015 he formed an exploratory committee to consider running for President.
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"I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."
"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the…
Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
"We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."
Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
"Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs."
Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy."
The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
"The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October."
Latest Promises Of Lincoln Chafee
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | Not Rated | January 8, 2015 | View Details |
| Simplify business tax system | Not Rated | December 31, 2014 | View Details |
| Develop a Middle College program | Not Rated | November 23, 2014 | View Details |
| Give independent contract workers access to the state system to enforce wage claims. | Not Rated | November 21, 2014 | View Details |
| Direct Economic Development Corporation to develop library for small businesses to help them make business decisions | Not Rated | October 7, 2013 | View Details |
| Develop master plan for use of state-owned property | Not Rated | December 11, 2012 | View Details |
| Make major infrastructure improvements, including super high-speed Internet access | Not Rated | November 28, 2012 | View Details |
| Will audit all economic development tax deals | Not Rated | August 2, 2012 | View Details |
| Make group health benefits available to independent workers | Not Rated | July 17, 2012 | View Details |
| Reform state employee pension plan | Not Rated | April 26, 2012 | View Details |