Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D) says he is “very likely” to enter the Democratic primary against the man who defeated him for the same seat 12 years ago, Sheldon Whitehouse (D), WPRI reports.


Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D) says he is “very likely” to enter the Democratic primary against the man who defeated him for the same seat 12 years ago, Sheldon Whitehouse (D), WPRI reports.
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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