About
Welcome to the official website for Lincoln Chafee's
gubernatorial campaign! Here you
can learn about Linc, his track record, and his positions on a variety of
issues, keep up with media about the campaign, participate on our campaign
blog, join our social media community, and get involved in other ways. Fresh content and new features will be
added regularly, so please visit often!
Meet Linc
- 56 years old
- Lives in Exeter with his wife, Stephanie, and their three children, Louisa, Caleb and Thea
- Born and raised in Rhode Island by his father, John Chafee, the late United States Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of Rhode Island, and his mother Virginia Coates Chafee, an early environmentalist
- Graduate of Brown University, with a degree in Classics, received the Francis M. Driscoll Award for leadership, scholarship and athletics
- 1976 to 1983 worked as a blacksmith at harness racetracks in Kentucky, Florida, and Alberta, Canada
- Entered politics in 1985 as a delegate to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention.
- 1986 to 1990 worked as a planner at Electric Boat, Quonset
- Served four years on the Warwick City Council
- In 1992, became Warwick Mayor
- Reelected in 1994, 1996 and 1998
- Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1999
- Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. Served on the Foreign Relations Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies 2007-2009
- In 2008, wrote the Washington memoir Against The Tide, How a Compliant Congress Empowered A Reckless President
Meet Stephanie- Rhode Island native
- B.S. in nursing, Boston University; Master's in Business Administration, University of Connecticut; Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Rhode Island
- Registered nurse, one of the first in Rhode Island to work exclusively with HIV/AIDS patients
- Community health care advocate for all Rhode Islanders, particularly the less fortunate
- A founding member of the Rhode Island Free Clinic, a leading healthcare provider for the uninsured in South Providence
- Co-founder of Women Ending Hunger
- Served on advisory boards for such institutions as Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, the Rhode Island Zoological Society and the Rhode Island Foundation
Lincoln Chafee has forged a path of independence and he is now prepared, with your support, to bring his unquestioned integrity, proven record of working together for the common good, and ability to represent our state at the highest levels of business and government to the Governor's Office.
Wed., Mar. 10, 2010
Johnston Senior Center
Meet and Greet
Location: 1291 Hartford Ave JohnstonWhen: 11:30 AM
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Wed., Mar. 10, 2010
Pecha Kucha, Volume #12
Lincoln Chafee will be presenting at the 12th night and one-year anniversary of Pecha Kucha in Providence, a monthly adult-style show & tell. All are welcome!
Location: Waterplace Restaurant, 1 Finance Way, ProvidenceWhen: 7:20 PM
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Thu., Mar. 11, 2010
Coalition of New England Companies for Trade
Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) Annual Trade & Transportation Conference, Hyatt Regency, Newport, Rhode Island. Thursday, March 10, 8:45 - 9:15 AM. Senator Chafee will deliver the Senator John Chafee Memorial Scholarship to five deserving students.
Location: Hyatt Regency, Newport, Rhode IslandWhen: 8:45 AM
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