Projo Politics Blog

In the midst of President Bush’s first visit to Rhode Island during his presidency, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has just announced yet another endorsement from a Rhode Island politician – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis.

“As our first lady for eight years and now as U.S. senator, Hillary Clinton has had a major influence on our national and international stage,” Mollis said in a statement e-mailed by the Clinton campaign shortly after noon today. “Senator Clinton has the poise and experience to put America back on the right track and re-establish us as a world leader.”

Mollis first met Clinton as mayor of North Providence when he hosted a visit by the then-first lady to North Providence High School in 1998, Clinton’s campaign reports.

As president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns and a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Mollis was invited to the White House several times during the Clinton years.

Mollis joins Rhode Island's U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin and Providence Mayor David Cicilline in supporting the New York senator, “reflecting her growing support in the Ocean State,” the campaign announcement says.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

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