Former lawmaker to run for Rhode Island Congressional seat

The Associated Press

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A former Rhode Island Republican lawmaker has announced that he will run against Democrat Jim Langevin for his Congressional seat.

The Providence Journal reported former state Rep. Robert Lancia announced his bid for the 2nd District Congressional seat on Monday on talk radio.

Lancia lost his reelection campaign for his House seat in Cranston by 5 percentage points in 2018. He ran an unsuccessful campaign to become state GOP chairman last year.

Lancia says he supports school choice and Senator Rand Paul’s Pennies Plan which he said would “get Washington’s spending under control.” He told the Journal he is pro-life and says he was “in favor of the 2nd Amendment.”