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Ralph Mollis
A. Ralph Mollis (born May 24, 1961, in North Providence, Rhode Island) is the former Secretary of State of Rhode Island. A Democrat, he was first elected to the statewide position in 2006 and re-elected in 2010.[1][2]
Mollis was barred by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term in office in 2014. He ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor that year.[3][4]
Mollis served as the mayor of North Providence from 1997 to 2006. He was Town Council President from 1993 to 1994 and a councilman for the State of Rhode Island District 2 from 1986 to 1996.[5]
Biography
Mollis left Southern New England School of Law in order to pursue a professional career in finance with LAMCO Pension and Investment Advisory Firm. At the same time, he served as town councilman for District 2, maintaining the position for ten years beginning in 1986. Mollis became mayor of his hometown of North Providence in January 1997 and was re-elected to the office in 2000 and 2004.
Mollis has also served in the following roles:
- President, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns
- Co-Chair, Democratic Association of Secretaries of State
- Steering Committee, Fogarty Center, Capital Campaign Project
- Italo American Club
- Executive Committee/Vice President-Eastern Region, National Association of Secretaries of State
- Voter Participation Committee, National Association of Secretaries of State
- Founder/Co-Chair, Safe Schools Task Force
- State of Rhode Island Public Finance Management Board
Education
- Graduated from North Providence High School
- Bachelor's degree, Saint Anselm College
- Attended Southern New England Law School[1]
Political career
Rhode Island Secretary of State (2007-2015)
Mollis was first elected to the statewide position in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Mollis was barred by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term in office in 2014.[1]
Elections
2014
Mollis was ineligible to run for re-election as Rhode Island Secretary of State in 2014 due to term limits. In December 2012 he was considering a bid for either lieutenant governor or state treasurer.[3][6] In July 2013, Mollis confirmed his candidacy for lieutenant governor in the 2014 elections.[4] He lost in the Democratic primary on September 9.
Primary results
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Daniel McKee |
43% | 50,229 | ||
| Ralph Mollis | 36.4% | 42,525 | ||
| Frank Ferri | 20.5% | 23,970 | ||
| Total Votes | 116,724 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections. | ||||
2010
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  A. Ralph Mollis
|
63.3% | |
| Democratic Party | Leonidas Raptakis | 36.7% | |
| Total Votes | 90,988 | ||
On November 2, 2010, A. Ralph Mollis won re-election to the office of Rhode Island Secretary of State. He defeated Catherine Terry Taylor (R) in the general election.
| Rhode Island Secretary of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | A. Ralph Mollis Incumbent |
50.6% | 166,140 | |
| Republican | Catherine Terry Taylor | 49.4% | 162,283 | |
| Total Votes | 328,423 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections. | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, A. Ralph Mollis won election to the office of Rhode Island Secretary of State. He defeated Sue A. Stenhouse (R) in the general election.
| Rhode Island Secretary of State, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | A. Ralph Mollis |
53.6% | 200,058 | |
| Republican | Sue A. Stenhouse | 46.4% | 173,490 | |
| Total Votes | 373,548 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections. | ||||
| Rhode Island Secretary of State Democratic Primary, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Ralph Mollis |
53.1% | 42,385 | ||
| Guillaume de Ramel | 46.9% | 37,425 | ||
| Total Votes | 79,810 | |||
| Election results via Rhode Island State Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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A. Ralph Mollis currently resides in North Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife, Laurie, and their four children – Michael, Gian, Angelo, and Briana.
Contact information
Capitol Address:
Secretary of State
82 Smith Street
State House Room 217
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-2357
Toll Free Phone: 711
Fax: (401) 222-1356
E-mail: aralphmollis@sec.state.ri.us
See also
- Rhode Island Secretary of State
- Secretary of State
- Governor of Rhode Island
- Rhode Island state executive offices
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official Rhode Island Secretary of State website
- Project Vote Smart - Ralph Mollis biography
- Biography from Rhode Island Secretary of State Office
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Biography," accessed November 3, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Election Results, " 2010 general election – Secretary of State," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Providence Journal, "Secretary of State Mollis weighing 2014 run for lieutenant governor or treasurer," December 6, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rhode Island Public Radio, "Mollis Intends to Run For Lieutenant Governor in 2014," July 29, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Secretary A. Ralph Mollis's Biography," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Secretary of State Mollis 'strongly considering' run for lieutenant governor," May 6, 2013
- ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections - 2010 Primary Election Results
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