{"id":1052575,"date":"2025-04-23T13:50:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052575"},"modified":"2025-04-23T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:50:25","slug":"dnc-statement-on-passing-of-dominick-ruggerio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-passing-of-dominick-ruggerio\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on Passing of Dominick Ruggerio\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>In response to Rhode Island state Senator Dominick Ruggerio\u2019s passing, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSenator Dominick Ruggerio was a trailblazer and force to be reckoned with advocating on behalf of the state of Rhode Island. Born and raised in North Providence, RI, Dominick had a decorated, decadeslong career as a public servant, keeping Rhode Island close to his heart throughout all the chapters of his life. His decades of service, from the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Office to becoming the longest-serving senator in the Rhode Island state legislature, leave behind a legacy that will be cemented in history and remembered by future generations. Although we mourn the loss of an incredible leader, his legacy will forever live on through those who follow the path he paved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Rhode Island state Senator Dominick Ruggerio\u2019s passing, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cSenator Dominick Ruggerio was a trailblazer and force to be reckoned with advocating on behalf of the state of Rhode Island. Born and raised in North Providence, RI, Dominick had a decorated, decadeslong career as a public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC Statement on Passing of Dominick Ruggerio\u00a0\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-passing-of-dominick-ruggerio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-23T17:50:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-23T17:50:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-passing-of-dominick-ruggerio\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-passing-of-dominick-ruggerio\/\",\"name\":\"DNC Statement on Passing of Dominick Ruggerio\u00a0\u00a0 - 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