Republican Kerry King to Launch Campaign for Treasurer
Sunday, May 23, 2010
After gettting drubbed in the 2006 Republican Primary for Lt. Governor by a margin of 67% to 33% to Reginald Centracchio, Kernan "Kerry" King was given a plush job as Executive Council to Republican Governor Don Caricieri even though he had not practiced law for the previous 12 years.
Now, King wants to give elected politics another shot as he will announce on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 5:30 pm, at the Crowne Plaza Inn in Warwick that he will be running for General Treasurer.
In a prepared statement, King asserted that, "I will lead the charge for state constitutional amendments that will insure less government and impose fiscal restraint and prevent legislators from continuing to ignore the will of the people."
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Upon being contacted for further information, King spokesman Leo Thompson refused comment.
