Rhode Island’s Man and Woman of the Year Selections
Friday, January 11, 2019
Today GoLocal announces its annual selections for Rhode Island Woman and Man of the Year. This is now our ninth year making the selection.
The editors and reporters reviewed those who had the most impact on Rhode Island in 2018 -- each made their mark and helped to define the year.
How each made an impression and lasting influence was pronounced and defining.
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This is not a popularity contest nor are the selections necessarily the best known. The selections are based on their respective roles over the last twelve months. Did they change Rhode Island for good or bad?
The greatness of Rhode Island is often lost, the talent often overlooked, and our flaws examined under microscopes. Our selection for Woman and Man of the Year may delight or aggravate. We look forward to Rhode Island's reaction.
Some of the previous selections have included then-General Treasurer Gina Raimondo who was recognized in 2013 and was cited as she "saved the pension system -- and/or rewarded Wall Street.” The discussion continues to rage today. Raimondo has been selected twice.
In 2016, Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello was selected and GoLocal wrote, “He is inarguably the most powerful political figure in the State of Rhode Island. The Speaker of the House is at the center of it all. He is the lightning rod, the decider, the extolled, and the maligned.”
This year, GoLocal looked to those who cemented their mark here in Rhode Island.
We present to you GoLocal's 2018 Man and Woman of the Year.
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