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Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 76
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died ...
R.I. Senate president’s death marks ‘the end of an era at the State House’
Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as ‘a champion for working people ...
'End of an era': Tributes pour in after Senate President Ruggerio's death. What they say.
He called Ruggerio's passing the "end of an era at the State House, where Donny was a true giant for well over four decades. On behalf of the House of Representatives, we extend our deepest sympathies ...
Dominick Ruggerio’s political evolution was personal
Besides, he wasn’t someone who enjoyed bantering with the press. He understood our role, but he didn’t care what I thought ...
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RI Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, 76, has died
Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, 76, the longest serving lawmaker in the state and an influential local ...
Dominick Ruggerio, RI Senate president who served for decades, dies at 76.
Ruggerio served in the General Assembly for nearly 44 years and was reelected to more than 20 consecutive terms.