Pension Reform Candidate Wins Democratic Nod in Rhode Island
Treasurer Gina Raimondo beats out Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, despite sharp union opposition to her reform plan.
Imogen Rose-Smith
December 17, 2025
Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island treasurer, smiles during an interview in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Raimondo has gained fame beyond the smallest U.S. state for her overhaul of a pension system whose promises to workers were eating up local aid and helped push one city into bankruptcy. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Gina Raimondo
Scott Eells/Bloomberg
