McKee Criticizes Elorza on Speed Cameras Following Regunberg Endorsement

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McKee Criticizes Elorza on Speed Cameras Following Regunberg Endorsement

Dan McKee
Rhode Island Lt. Governor Dan McKee is blasting Mayor Jorge Elorza over speed cameras after Elorza endorsed Aaron Regunberg for Lt. Governor.

As GoLocalProv reported, in 2016 Elorza announced his support of then-House Majority Leader John DeSimone, the conservative Democrat facing  -- and ultimately losing to -- progressive Democrat Marcia Ranglin-Vassell. DeSimone was a strong NRA supporter and was targeted by gun control advocates.

On Monday, Elorza shed his "incumbent" argument and announced his support for progressive Regunberg.

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McKee released the following statement:

"It seems that Mayor Elorza has a short memory, however, I am confident that the people of Providence will remember and stand with me as they did four years ago.

My lifelong mentor and former Providence Public Safety Commissioner John Partington taught me that the role of establishing a healthy and safe Providence is absolutely critical to establishing a Rhode Island where people want to live and do business.

I appreciate the overwhelming statewide support and positive working relationships I have with mayors and municipal leaders throughout Rhode Island. Mayor Elorza's endorsement further isolates Providence from communities around Rhode Island at a time when the city is using a revenue generator like traffic cameras as it struggles to stay solvent.” 


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