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| Name | Lincoln Chafee |
| Address | 1800 Post Road, Suite 13
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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March 26, 1953 |
| Died |
Still Living
(60 years) |
| Contributor | Classical Liberal |
| Last Modifed | Silver Dime
Jun 19, 2013 12:58pm |
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Caucasian - Libertarian - Moderate-to-Liberal - Anti-Bush Tax Cuts (Pro-Tax Cut Rollback) - Anti-Death Penalty - Anti-Labor - Pro Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Pro Environment - Pro Free Trade - Pro-Affirmative Action - Pro-Choice - Pro-Gay Marriage - Pro-Gun control - Pro-Social Security Privatization - Married - Episcopalian - Straight -
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| Info | Senator Lincoln Davenport Chafee was born in Providence on March 26, 1953. He attended Warwick Public Schools and Phillips Andover Academy. He earned a degree in Classics from Brown University in 1975. While there, he was captain of the wrestling team and received the Francis M. Driscoll Award for leadership, scholarship and athletics.
After Brown, Lincoln Chafee attended the Montana State University horseshoeing school in Bozeman. For the next seven years he worked as a blacksmith at harness racetracks in the United States and Canada. One of the horses he shod, Overburden, set the track record at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Returning to Rhode Island in 1983, Lincoln Chafee worked in manufacturing management, including a position as a planner at the General Dynamics facility at Quonset Point.
Lincoln Chafee began his political career in 1985, when he was elected a delegate to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention. One year later, he was elected to the first of two successive terms on the Warwick City Council.
In November 1992, by a margin of 335 votes, Lincoln Chafee became the first Republican elected Mayor of the City of Warwick in 32 years. He was reelected in 1994, 1996, and 1998, where he won with 58 percent of the vote and carried every ward in the city. As mayor, Lincoln Chafee had a strong record of fiscal management, environmental protection, open space acquisition, intergovernmental cooperation, economic development, labor relations, and significant increases in funding for schools.
Lincoln Chafee was appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island to fill the unexpired term of his father, the late Senator John H. Chafee, in November 1999. On November 7, 2000, Senator Chafee was elected to a six-year term in the United States Senate. He is a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works and serves as Chairman of the Superfund Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Lincoln Chafee enjoys skiing and trail riding on his horse Trapper. He and his wife, Stephanie, have three children, Louisa, Caleb, and Thea.
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Contributor |
| May 29, 2013 11:25am |
News |
Sources: Lincoln Chafee to switch parties
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Article |
Republitarian |
| Aug 17, 2012 02:00pm |
Announcement |
Ex-GOP senator to attend Dem convention
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Article |
COSDem |
| May 14, 2012 03:20pm |
Rule Change |
RI governor signs order to recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
| Oct 13, 2011 07:00pm |
Statement |
Chafee supports Occupy protests in Providence
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Article |
Jason |
| Apr 14, 2011 08:45am |
Statement |
Chafee: I’m open to running as a Democrat in 2014
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Article |
RP |
| Nov 24, 2010 02:00am |
General |
Gov.-Elect Lincoln Chafee Declines Anti-Gay Marriage NOM's Plea
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
| Sep 15, 2007 05:00pm |
News |
Lincoln Chafee Leaves the Republican Party
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Article |
RBH |
| Mar 05, 2007 02:10pm |
Speculative |
Will Chafee go for Mayor of Providence?
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Article |
*crickets chirp* |
| Nov 09, 2006 04:40pm |
News |
Chafee unsure of staying with GOP after losing election
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Article |
COSDem |
| Jun 19, 2005 01:15pm |
News |
[RI Sen] Chafee keeps conservatives at bay while gearing up for tough '06 race
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Article |
ArmyDem |
| May 07, 2005 08:00am |
News |
Senator Chafee sits down with the Daily Times
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Article |
Joshua L. |
| Nov 18, 2004 12:00am |
News |
Chafee: Reid Asked Him About Joining Dems.
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Article |
Ben |
| Nov 09, 2004 12:00am |
News |
Sen. Lincoln Chafee won't leave GOP
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Article |
None Entered |
| Sep 20, 2004 12:00am |
News |
GOP Sen. Won't Commit to Voting for Bush
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Article |
ArmyDem |
| Jul 27, 2004 12:00am |
Commentary |
GOP Senator Criticizes Bush for Iraq War
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RP |
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