Dee Dee Witman
Dee Dee Witman is a political fundraiser from Providence, Rhode Island.[1][2] In 2017, Witman joined Republican Cranston Mayor Allan Fung's 2018 campaign for governor of Rhode Island as a fundraiser.[1] In June 2018 she left his campaign and filed to run as an independent candidate for Mayor of Providence.[3][2]
After announcing her candidacy, she initially said she would continue working for the 2018 Fung campaign while running for mayor of Providence, but later resigned from the Fung campaign.[4]
In August 2018, it was reported she loaned her campaign $500,000 to finance her mayoral run.[5][6]
Before working for Fung, she was Finance Chair for the unsuccessful 2014 mayoral campaign of former mayor and convicted felon Buddy Cianci.[7][2][5][8] She served alongside former Cianci staffers Cyd McKenna, his campaign manager; Beryl Kenyon, Cianci's longtime press secretary and campaign press officer; and Charles Mansolillo, his city solicitor and Campaign Chair and Treasurer.[7][9]
She has also worked as fundraiser for Democrats Richard Licht on his 1988 U.S. Senate run and Joseph R. Paolino Jr. in his 1990 gubernatorial campaign.[1][8]
Witman was close with Mark Weiner, a veteran fundraiser and influential figure in the Rhode Island Democratic Party.[1][10][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Donnis, Ian (2017-12-07). "Veteran Fundraiser Dee Dee Witman Helping Fung's Campaign". Rhode Island Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McGowan, Dan (2018-06-28). "Dee Dee Witman files to run for Providence mayor". WPRI. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Fenton, Josh (2018-06-28). "Fung's Fundraiser Is Running for Mayor of Providence". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ Fenton, Josh (2018-06-29). "Witman's Run for Mayor Upsets Her Role As Fundraiser With Fung Campaign". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nagle, Kate (2018-08-30). "EXCLUSIVE: Witman Pours $500,000 into Her Campaign for Providence Mayor UPDATED". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ RAPPLEYE, BILL (2018-08-30). "Providence mayoral candidate self-finances run". NBC 10 News (WJAR). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 GoLocalProv News Team (2014-09-10). "NEW: Cianci Announces Campaign Leadership Team for Providence Mayoral Run". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 McGowan, Dan (2018-09-19). "Independent Witman seeks to unseat Mayor Elorza". WPRI. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ Towne, Shaun (2016-01-28). "Local leaders remember Buddy Cianci". WPRI. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ "Sam Zurier learns Providence politics the hard way". On Politics. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
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