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April 21, 2008

1 candidate on ballot tomorrow to fill state Senate seat

Residents of parts of Cumberland and Woonsocket go to the polls tomorrow in a special general election to fill the Senate District 20 seat left vacant by after the death of Sen. Roger Badeau.

But only one candidate's name will appear on the ballot.

Rep. Roger Picard, D-Woonsocket, who is serving in his eighth term representing in House District 51, won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat in March, besting Rosina L. Hunt, of Woonsocket, and Thomas J. Scully, of Cumberland

Picard, 51, is the only person whose name appears on the ballot for tomorrow's general election.

There were no Republican candidates in the primary election.

He has been an attendance officer/social worker for the Woonsocket School Department for 11 years. He has said he wanted to run for the Senate because it would allow him to serve a larger constituency.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:36 PM | Permalink

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