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NORTH KINGSTOWN – Today Mark Zaccaria, Republican candidate for Congress, responded to the expected news that his opponent, Congressman Jim Langevin, would seek re-election.

“I welcome Mr. Langevin into the 2010 race, and I hope that this time, unlike in 2008, he will be open to multiple public debates in which the issues can be discussed in front of the voters,” said Zaccaria. In 2008, Langevin ignored numerous requests from Zaccaria to engage in public debates, eventually agreeing to a single radio debate. “I’m sure he will spend the next three months ducking any debates with Ms. Dennigan and spend the Fall refusing to debate me. If he is so proud of his record, why is he afraid to defend it in a public debate?”

Zaccaria went on to disagree with some of the comments made by Langevin in the recent article in the Providence Journal.

“Mr. Langevin is right that people are tired of partisan politics,” Zaccaria said. “But I find it laughable that he would describe himself as ‘non-partisan’. Langevin has been the most reliable vote for Speaker Pelosi, voting the party line about 98 percent of the time. If he doesn’t see that as being partisan, then he is delusional. Rhode Island cannot afford to allow Mr. Langevin and Speaker Pelosi to continue to put people out of work and drive businesses out of this country while catering to their special interests.”

Mark Zaccaria is a resident of North Kingstown, RI, where he runs a small business. He and his wife, Ruth, have been married for 35 years. They have three grown children who are all residents of the state. Learn more about Mark’s candidacy for congress at the web site: http://www.zaccariaforuscongress.com

Mark Zaccaria, Candidate – 401.294.3191
Parker Lacoste, Campaign Manager – 401.742.9889

Press Release: Zaccaria for Congress

With so much going on in the world of politics, I wanted to be sure that you know about two important events for my campaign that will be taking place in the near future:

Saturday, April 17th – Please join me as I continue to walk the district and meet with voters to spread the word that we can no longer afford the status quo. We will be gathering at 9:30am right outside the RI GOP Headquarters, located in the Airport Shopping Plaza at 1800 Post Rd, Warwick. At 10:00am, we will start knocking on doors and continue until 2:00pm, with a break for lunch in between (I will happily provide the lunch). Please Click Here to E-Mail me if you plan to walk with us so we’re sure to have enough lists, literature, & badges. I look forward to seeing you on Saturday morning!

Monday, April 19th – Join me for a slice of pizza from 6:00-8:00pm at the grand opening of the new Zaccaria for Congress campaign headquarters! From April 19th through Election Day, this will be the location of the daily operations for our winning campaign to replace Mr. Langevin and bring real independent leadership to Washington.

The address is 7448 Post Road in North Kingstown. It’s located just south of the Camp Ave. intersection and you can get there easily from the new Route 403 by heading to Quonset then taking the exit for Wickford & Route 1 South.

I hope that you will be able to join me at both of these events, and I look forward to your continued support of my campaign. Alone, I cannot succeed, but together, we cannot fail – this will be our year!

News Release: Mark Zaccaria for U.S. Congress