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CHAFEE, Lincoln Davenport (1953-)

Republican of Rhode Island

0th congressional district

Served in Senate 1999-2007

Total roll-call votes cast: 2,244

@LincolnChafee

Biography

a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Warwick, R.I. on March 26, 1953; attended Warwick public schools; graduated Brown University 1975; delegate to Rhode Island constitutional convention 1985; member, Warwick city council 1986-1992; mayor of Warwick 1992-1999; appointed on November 2, 1999, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, John H. Chafee; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2000, and served from November 2, 1999, to January 3, 2007; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2006; elected governor of Rhode Island as an Independent in 2010, and took the oath of office on January 4, 2011.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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