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 Resource: The National Herald The National Herald: In the State Senate legislatures, 12 State Senators have been elected including Spiros Mantzavinos (D-Delaware), John Velis (D-Massachusetts), Bruce Tarr (R-Massachusetts), Sandra Pappas (D-Minnesota), Michael Giannaris, Andrew Gounardes and James Skoufis (D-New York), James Ohrenschall (D-Nevada), Maria Tzanakis-Collett (D-Pennsylvania), Leonidas Raptakis (D-Rhode Island), Stella Pekarsky (D-Virginia), and Stephan Pappas (R-Wyoming.) Click/tap here to read the full article.
The Greek-American elected members are also associated with the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (PADEE-WHIA), an organization that consists of current and former elected legislative and general officers of Greek descent in non-Greek speaking countries. For more information go to: https://padeewhia.org/
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 Photo Credit: The National Herald “COVENTRY, RI – After an election campaign focusing on his record of accomplishment for the district several local issues, including a controversial sewer assessment, as well as state-wide issues such as promoting small businesses, fighting crime and stiffening penalties for drunk driving, Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis won re-election with a 58-42% majority. Raptakis was confirmed as the winner shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday night.” The National Herald. Read more here.
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A long-time member of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association, Sen. Raptakis has worked on a range of RI legislation policy issues impacting not only Greece but many European nations. Please like the Senator on Facebook. Donations require the employer's company name and the donor's residential address.
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