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| Lincoln Chafee | |
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| 74th Governor of Rhode Island State of Rhode Island | |
| January 4, 2011—January 6, 2015 | |
| Predecessor: | Don Carcieri |
| Successor: | Gina Raimondo |
| United States Senator State of Rhode Island | |
| November 2, 1999—January 3, 2007 | |
| Predecessor: | John Chafee |
| Successor: | Sheldon Whitehouse |
| Mayor Warwick | |
| January 1, 1993—November 1, 1999 | |
| Predecessor: | Charles Donovan |
| Successor: | Scott Avedisian |
| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | March 26, 1953 |
| Education: | Brown University |
| Party: | Libertarian (2019–present) Democratic (2013–2019) Independent (2007–2013) Republican (before 2007) |
| Twitter: | [@LincolnChafee Twitter] |
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Lincoln Davenport Chafee (born March 26, 1953), is an American politician from Rhode Island. He was mayor of Warwick from 1993 to 1999, was appointed to the United States Senate in 1999 following his father's death and served until 2007, and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. Chafee has sought and served in office as an Republican mayor and senator, independent governor, and Democratic presidential candidate, and is speculated to run for the Libertarian presidential nomination in 2020.[1]