Who thinks Buddy Cianci is going to run for Mayor again?

[urbie]

Originally Posted by CaseyB

The reason that I asked the question is that I heard from someone who currently works with Buddy, and he swears that he IS going to run. However, I thought that as part of his sentence/probation he was prohibited from running for any office for a few more years?

I have no inside knowledge whatsoever -- closest I've even come to seeing him was seeing the car with the "VAC" plate outside the 903 -- but just based on the radio show, it's obvious he's running. But it sounds like he might have his eye on the governor's office, judging from how he's always talking about state-level issues, and in particular, regionalization of government agencies (which might be a good idea). Not saying I'd vote for him -- he may be more effective as a radio gadfly than in a position of responsibility -- but it does sound pretty clear that he's going to run as soon as his suspension is up (not sure when that is).

Urb

[Jenkins86]

He is a convicted felon so he can not hold office again.

[urbie]

This may not be accurate, but it's what Wikipedia has to say on the subject:

He would be eligible to run for mayor of Providence again in the year 2012, three years after his probation ends (due to the provisions of the 1986 Rhode Island constitutional amendment, aptly named "the Buddy amendment").[6] However, there is not a mayoral election scheduled in Providence that year; the next such election in which Cianci would be eligible to run is not expected to occur until November 2014.