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Last Updated on Thursday, 2 July 2009 11:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 2 July 2009 11:34
From Projo.com:
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts will not run for governor in 2010, according to a surprise announcement Wednesday afternoon that squelched widespread speculation the Cranston Democratic would compete for Rhode Island’s most powerful elected post.
The move comes just two months after the first-term lieutenant governor unveiled a high-profile “campaign team” to explore a gubernatorial bid.
Roberts, 52, offered no direct explanation for her decision, saying only that she would seek another term in her current office, while “pledging to use her position to make health care affordable for every Rhode Islander.”