Lincoln Chafee to Announce Presidential Run on June 3
He has indicated that Hillary Clinton's vote to authorize the Iraq war will be a major focus of his candidacy.
Lincoln Chafee
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Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican senator who became a Democrat while governor of Rhode Island, will officially enter the presidential race on June 3, a person familiar with the plans told Bloomberg. The news was first reported by Politico.
Chafee is expected to make the announcement at a speech at the George Mason Center for Politics & Foreign Relations in Arlington, Virginia. He will travel the following day to New Hampshire, a key primary state, to meet with local Democrats there.