Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras was the 37th Mayor of Providence and was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 elections.[1] He served as mayor of Providence from 2011 to 2015.
Biography
An attorney by trade, Taveras was appointed to serve as an Associate Judge on the Providence Housing Court in 2007. In 2010, he stepped down from this position to run for Mayor of Providence. Taveras won a four-way Democratic Primary and went on to win the November general election with 82 percent of the vote. He was sworn in as mayor on January 3, 2011.[2]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Harvard
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Elections
2014
Taveras ran for election as Governor of Rhode Island. He did not win the Democratic nomination in the primary.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Primary results
| Governor of Rhode Island, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Gina Raimondo |
42.1% | 53,990 | ||
| Angel Taveras | 29.1% | 37,326 | ||
| Clay Pell | 26.9% | 34,515 | ||
| Todd Giroux | 1.8% | 2,264 | ||
| Total Votes | 128,095 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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