Lincoln D. Chafee

I'm a proud Rhode Islander, born and raised. After graduating from Brown University, I worked for seven years as a blacksmith at harness racetracks throughout the United States and Canada. When I returned to Rhode Island, inspired by the path of my father John Chafee, I entered politics. I started in 1985 as a delegate to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, and have since served four years on the Warwick City Council, nearly four two-year terms as the Mayor of Warwick, and seven years as a United States Senator. Afterward, I became a Distinguished after which I became a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies, and was encouraged by Ruth J. Simmons, the president of Brown, to write "Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President." And now, I'm honored to run as an independent candidate for Governor of Rhode Island.

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