Edwin R. Pacheco (born 1981) is a former
Democratic member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 47th District since 2005. During his tenure sessions, he served on the House Committees on Corporations, Municipal Government, Oversight and Separation of Powers. In May 2010, Pacheco was elected as Chairman of the Democratic Party in Rhode Island.
Pacheco declared his candidacy for the
2014 election for
Secretary of State of Rhode Island in April 2013, but he withdrew from the race in October 2013 and endorsed Guillaume de Ramel.
Nellie Gorbea
Nellie M. Gorbea (born July 12, 1967) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island since January 2015. Gorbea is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in New England.
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defeated de Ramel in the Democratic Party
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
, and won the general election.
References
External links
Rhode Island Democratic PartyOfficial site
Rhode Island House - Representative Edwin PachecoOfficial RI House website
1981 births
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Rhode Island
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
People from Burrillville, Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island alumni
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