8 Surprises Emerging This Election Season

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8 Surprises Emerging This Election Season

RI House Speaker Joe Shekarchi. PHOTO: GoLocal
It’s official — candidates looking to run for office in Rhode Island in 2022 have declared, and there are some surprises. 

As GoLocal reported earlier this week, a growing number of top lawmakers are quitting — and now, there are some new faces looking to enter the political arena. 

Some members of the General Assembly leadership are facing significant primary challenges, the Black Lives Matter RI PAC has endorsed a deep slate of candidates, and Providence has another Mayoral hopeful. 

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Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi has declared challenges both on the Democratic side — and Republican. 

The candidates now have to gather the required number of signatures to make it on the ballot, but here are some of the more intriguing matchups emerging. 

SLIDES: 8 Surprises Emerging This Election Season 


8 Surprises Emerging in the Election Season

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