List of Those Rumored to be Considering a Run for Congress to Replace Kennedy

This updated list is cobbled together from a variety of sources.

We’ll update this list as the rumor mill churns…

Republicans? (7)

John Loughlin, State Representative (who is currently a candidate for Congress)
Joseph Almond, Lincoln Town Administrator, nephew of Lincoln Almond
Jon Scott, former Congressional candidate
John Holmes, former RIGOP Chairman
Gio Cicione, current RIGOP Chairman
Buddy Cianci, talk show host, former mayor (would have to reaffiliate with GOP)
Steve Laffey, former Mayor of Cranston and US Senate candidate

Independents? (3)

Buddy Cianci, talk show host, former mayor (if he stayed unaffliated)
Linc Chafee, former Senator
Arlene Violet, former Attorney General

Democrats? (17)

Bill Lynch, Democratic Chair
Patrick Lynch, Attorney General (how much does he hate his brother?)
David Cicilline, Mayor of Providence
Elizabeth Dennigan, former State Rep. (could switch from running in 2nd district)
Frank Caprio, General Treasurer (oh, what the heck)
Liz Roberts, Lt. Governor (go for it, please!)
Myrth York (God would never be so good to us!)
Jon Brien, State Representative, DINO who could make it interesting
Dan McKee, Mayor of Cumberland
Seth Yurdin, Providence City Councilman
Bill Murphy, former Speaker of the House
Ed Pacheco, State Representative
David Segal, State Representative
Nicholas Pell, Grandson of Sen. Claiborne Pell
Ralph Mollis, Secretary of State
Guilliaume de Ramel, former candidate for Secretary of State
Robert Weygand, former Lt. Governor