Debbie Rich
| Debbie Rich | |||
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| Location: | Rhode Island | ||
| Expertise: | Campaign communications | ||
| Affiliation: | Democrat | ||
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| •Jonathan Stevens •Kenny Alston | |||
Debbie Rich is a Democratic communications advisor in Rhode Island. She was an advisor to Lincoln Chafee's 2016 presidential campaign. Rich has worked with Chafee since Chafee was mayor of Warwick, R.I., in the 1990s.[1]
Career
Debbie Rich began her work with Lincoln Chafee when Chafee was mayor of Warwick, R.I. and then continued to work with Chafee when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.[2] Rich was a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles until 2014, when she transitioned to a communications role within Chafee's gubernatorial office.[2]
Lincoln Chafee presidential campaign, 2016
On April 9, 2015, Lincoln Chafee formed a presidential exploratory committee to test the waters for a presidential run.[3] At that point, he did not have any paid staffers, telling Politico, "It’s a volunteer effort at this stage."[4] Chafee announced his presidential run on June 3, 2015.[5] As of June 2015, the campaign itself had not officially announced any staff hirings. However, Debbie Rich had acted as a spokesperson and communications consultant for Chafee throughout the exploratory phase and into the campaign.[6] Chafee dropped out of the race on October 23, 2015.[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Lincoln Chafee jeers at Hillary, cheers for the metric system," June 3, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Providence Journal, "R.I. DMV spokeswoman reassigned to Chafee's State House communications office," January 13, 2014
- ↑ CNN, "Lincoln Chafee launches 2016 exploratory committee, goes after Clinton on Iraq," April 9, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Lincoln Chafee: Hillary 'should not be president,'" April 9, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Lincoln Chafee announces long-shot presidential bid," June 3, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Lincoln Chafee: 'I'm running' and here's why," April 16, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Lincoln Chafee drops out of Democratic primary race," October 23, 2015
