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Angel Taveras

Angel Taveras

Angel Taveras served a four-year term as the mayor of Providence, R.I. beginning in Jan. 3, 2011, the first Dominican-American to be elected mayor in the state. In 2014 he lost the Democratic primary when he ran for governor. Taveras, a lawyer and former Housing Court judge, replaced David N. Cicilline, who was elected to Congress in Rhode Island's 1st District. He is a graduate of  Harvard University and Georgetown Law School.

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Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial:
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on July 12, 2014 an interview with The Providence Journal:
"If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 24, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on July 25, 2014 a campaign video:
"Providence graduation rates are up."
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By Karen Lee Ziner • July 16, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter:
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on January 8, 2012 a newspaper commentary:
"In Connecticut and New York, students at Achievement First schools consistently outperform city and statewide averages."
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By Alex Kuffner • January 15, 2012
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 15, 2011 an interview:
The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2011
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on November 27, 2010 an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers:
Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation."
Mostly True
By Cynthia Needham • December 3, 2010
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Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate:
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 27, 2014 a campaign mailing:
"There have been at least 100 shootings each year [Angel Taveras] has been mayor" of Providence.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 28, 2014 a news release:
"Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 4, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 31, 2013 a website:
Under Mayor Angel Taveras "Providence’s bond rating was downgraded from A to BBB, two steps above junk-bond status."  
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By Gregory Smith • September 15, 2013
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