In honor of the days leading up to Election Day, we are going to feature some facts about candidates that surprised us…and we thought would also raise the eyebrows of our fellow progressive reformers fighting for our kids every day.
We thought we’d just offer a sampling of some folks who are anything but progressive, but who have somehow earned the thumbs up of their local teachers unions.
Buddy Cianci
Name: Buddy Cianci (R-RI)
Race: Mayor – Province, RI
Background: Two-time Felon
Endorsement: The Providence Teachers Union
Wait…what?!
Buddy Cianci is running for Mayor of Province, RI and, curiously, has gotten the endorsement of the Providence Teachers Union. We remember Buddy, right? This is the guy who was forced to resign twice and served almost 5 years in federal prison after being convicted of running a “criminal enterprise”. As mentioned in the New York Times, he was also accused of raping a woman at gunpoint, assaulting a man in front of a cop, and pretty much single-handedly destroying Providence.