Gina Raimondo | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 40thUnited States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office March 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Don Graves |
| Preceded by | Wilbur Ross |
| Succeeded by | Howard Lutnick |
| 75thGovernor of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021 | |
| Lieutenant | Dan McKee |
| Preceded by | Lincoln Chafee |
| Succeeded by | Dan McKee |
| 30thTreasurer of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015 | |
| Governor | Lincoln Chafee |
| Preceded by | Frank Caprio |
| Succeeded by | Seth Magaziner |
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| Born | Gina Marie Raimondo (1971-05-17)May 17, 1971 (age 54) Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) New College, Oxford (MA,DPhil) Yale University (JD) |
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Gina Marie Raimondo (/rəˈmɒndoʊ/; born May 17, 1971) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 40thUnited States secretary of commerce from 2021 to 2025. As a member of theDemocratic Party, she served as the 75thgovernor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021 and was the first woman to serve in the role.[1][2]
Born and raised inRhode Island, Raimondo began her career in venture capital after law school. In 2000, she co-founded Point Judith Capital, Rhode Island's first venture capital firm. Raimondo entered politics in 2010, when she was electedGeneral Treasurer of Rhode Island.[3] During her first year in office, she prioritized reforming Rhode Island'spublic employee pension system.[4]
In2014, Raimondo was elected governor in a three-way contest with 41% of the vote.[5] While in office, Raimondo was elected to serve as vice chair of theDemocratic Governors Association (DGA) for the2018 election cycle.[6] Reelected in2018, Raimondo was tasked with overseeing the state's initial response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] In the2020 presidential election, she served as co-chair ofMichael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign.[9] During her tenure, Raimondo consistently maintained a negative net approval rating and was one of the least popular governors in the country.[10][11]
Described as a "moderate technocrat" inThe Washington Post,[12] Raimondo is often characterized as acentrist within her party.[13][14][15] Chosen to serve as Secretary of Commerce by PresidentJoe Biden,[1] she played a leading role in negotiations for theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021.[16]
Gina Marie Raimondo was born in 1971[17] inSmithfield, Rhode Island, where she later grew up. Born to a family ofItalian descent, she is the youngest of Josephine (Piro) and Joseph Raimondo's three children.[18][19] Her father, Joseph (1926–2014), made his career at theBulova watch factory inProvidence, Rhode Island; he became unemployed at 56 when the Bulova company moved its operations to China, shuttering the factory in Providence.[20] Raimondo is a childhood friend of U.S. SenatorJack Reed.[21]
Raimondo graduated fromLaSalle Academy in Providence. She was one of the first girls allowed to attend the Catholic school, from which she was graduated as valedictorian.[22][23] She went on toHarvard College, graduatingmagna cum laude in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. While at Harvard, Raimondo resided inQuincy House and served on the staff ofThe Harvard Crimson. She playedrugby at the Radcliffe Rugby Club, later joking that the experience "was good training for a career in politics".[24]
ARhodes Scholar, Raimondo attendedNew College, Oxford, where she received aBachelor of Arts (later promoted toMaster of Arts by seniority) andDoctor of Philosophy in 2002 in sociology.[25] Her thesis onsingle motherhood was supervised byStephen Nickell and Anne H. Gauthier while she was a postgraduate student ofNew College, Oxford.[25][26] Raimondo received herJuris Doctor degree fromYale Law School in 1998.[26] She has said that her experience working at housing and poverty clinics inspired her to attend law school.[27]
After graduating from law school, Raimondo served as a law clerk to federal judgeKimba Wood of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Later, Raimondo acted as senior vice president for fund development at the Manhattan offices of Village Ventures, a venture capital firm based inWilliamstown, Massachusetts, and backed byBain Capital and Highland Capital Groups.[28][29]
Raimondo returned to Rhode Island in 2001 to co-found the state's first venture capital firm, Point Judith Capital. Point Judith later relocated toBoston, Massachusetts.[30] At Point Judith, Raimondo served as a general partner covering health care investments; she retains some executive duties with the firm.[31][32] Under her leadership, Point Judith grew to over $100 million in assets and reportedly helped grow over 20 businesses.[33]
In 2010, incumbentgeneral treasurerFrank T. Caprio chose torun for governor rather than seek a second consecutive term in office.[34] Describing the position of general treasurer as “a professional job, not a political job", Raimondo announced her candidacy for the position, her first campaign for elected office.[33] In April 2010, former Democratic primary opponent Tom Sgouros dropped out of the race and endorsed Raimondo, leaving her as the only Democratic candidate.[35]
Running a campaign that emphasized her business credentials, Raimondo pledged to "use the power as the chief investment officer to lean on banks to invest again". Her platform called for financial empowerment programs at senior centers and schools, and for protecting consumers from predatory lending and mortgages.[36] On November 2, Raimondo was elected general treasurer, defeating Republican nominee Kernan F. King by a margin of 62% to 38%.[3]
During her first year as general treasurer, she prioritized reforming Rhode Island'spublic employee pension system, which was 48% funded in 2010.[4] In April 2011, Raimondo led the state retirement board to reduce the state's assumed rate of return on pension investments from 8.25 percent to 7.5 percent.[37]
In May 2011, Raimondo released "Truth in Numbers", a report that advocated benefit cuts as the solution to Rhode Island's pension problems, and she helped lead the effort to cut pensions, along with then-Speaker of the HouseGordon Fox.[38] The Rhode Island Retirement Security Act (RIRSA) was enacted by the General Assembly on November 17, 2012, with bipartisan support in both chambers. The next day, then-GovernorLincoln Chafee signed RIRSA into law. RIRSA's legality was challenged in court by the public employee unions, but a settlement was reached in June 2015.[39]
Under Raimondo's tenure, the pension fund was criticized for underperforming when compared with its peers.[40] Raimondo's critics attributed the underperformance to a sharp increase in fees paid to hedge fund managers, while her supporters argued investments in hedge funds stabilize investments during market downturns for more consistent returns over time.[41]
Raimondo created the Ocean State Investment Pool (OSIP), designed as a low-cost investment vehicle intended to help the state and municipalities better manage and improve the investment performance of their liquid assets, which are used for day-to-day operations including payroll and operating expenses. $500 million in funds could be eligible for the program, which would enable Treasury "to extend its expertise to municipalities and improve investment returns by creating economies of scale".[42] The program officially launched on April 23, 2012.[43] As of November 2021, the OSIP program is managed by Fidelity Investments.[44]
During the Rhode Island General Assembly's 2012 session, Raimondo advocated for a decrease in the maximum allowable interest rate onpayday loans in Rhode Island. She hosted a roundtable discussion with then-Providence mayorAngel Taveras and members of the Rhode Island Payday Reform Coalition.[45]
Raimondo submitted letters to the Senate and House Corporations Committees in support of payday reform legislation. She wrote: "Far too many families are facing financial challenges that might be mitigated or avoided through a greater understanding of personal finance," and "payday loans exploit that lack of understanding ... With numerous economic challenges, Rhode Island should not permit the sale of a financial product that traps so many customers in a cycle of debt."[46] Raimondo wrote an op-ed in the May 29, 2012 edition ofThe Providence Journal in support of payday lending reform.[47]
In2014, Raimondo ran for governor of Rhode Island, and won a contested Democratic primary against Providence mayorAngel Taveras and formerDepartment of Education officialClay Pell.[48] On November 4,2014, Raimondo won the general election with 41% of the vote in a three-way race versus RepublicanAllan Fung andModerate Party nomineeRobert J. Healey.[49]
Raimondo was elected to serve as the vice chair of theDemocratic Governors Association (DGA) for the2018 election cycle.[6] She was elected chair of the DGA in 2019.[50][51] In2018, Raimondo was reelected, defeating formersecretary of stateMatt Brown in the Democratic primary and Republican nominee Fung in the general election.[52][53] Her reelection made her the first candidate to secure a majority of votes for that office since2006.
Raimondo was the first female governor of Rhode Island,[54] and one of nineincumbent female governors in the United States at the time of her resignation. During her tenure, she was credited with cutting taxes every year and removed eight thousand pages of regulations—30% of the state's regulations. She raised the state minimum wage to $11.50, created a sick-leave entitlement, financed the largest infrastructure program in the state's history, and made community colleges tuition-free.[20] Raimondo appointed more judges of color than any of her predecessors,[55] includingMelissa A. Long, the first Black woman to serve on theRhode Island Supreme Court.[56]
As governor, Raimondo presided over Rhode Island's initial response to theCOVID-19 pandemic. On March 28, 2020, New York GovernorAndrew Cuomo threatened Raimondo with a lawsuit over a new state quarantine policy that would require people from New York, which had been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Rhode Island.[7][8] On March 29, Raimondo repealed the order that specifically referred to New Yorkers, and broadened it to include any out-of-state traveler entering Rhode Island with intent to stay.[57] Partnering withCVS, the nation's largest pharmacy chain, her state achieved one of the nation's highest per capita levels of testing for COVID-19.
Between assuming office and the end of 2019, Raimondo consistently ranked toward the bottom of approval ratings for U.S. governors.[58] But her approvals rose significantly during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[20] State-by-state polling byMicrosoft News in April 2020 found that 76% of Rhode Islanders said they approved of the work Raimondo and her administration did "to keep people safe" during the ongoing crisis.[59] This result meant that she was tied with thegovernors of North Dakota andUtah for the 12th-highest rating.[60]
A widely criticized rollout of a new computer network system for the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services dubbed the "Unified Health Infrastructure Project" (UHIP) in September 2016 saw scores of people without access to government programs such asfood stamps and child care due to glitches in the software, designed byDeloitte.[61] This computer crash created a backlog of more than 20,000 cases.[62] The Raimondo administration received several letters from the federal government in August and September 2016 warning that UHIP was not ready to be launched. On Raimondo's orders, the UHIP launch occurred as planned despite these warnings.
In response, U.S.Food and Nutrition Service's Northeast Regional Administrator Kurt Messner urged Raimondo to postpone the launch because it would interrupt or interfere with benefits the agency oversees. Messner said in his letter, which local news outlets called "strongly-worded", that "the transition plan remains inadequate and unacceptable." He also wrote that the state had not launched UHIP in phases or administered a live pilot test. "Launching a system without having conducted a live pilot is against the intent of the regulations and against our best advice", Messner wrote. The Raimondo administration ignored the warnings, resulting in benefit delays, system downtime, and benefit loss caused in error.[63]
In December 2016, the federal government gave the state Department of Human Services less than a month to fix the UHIP computer system or risk losing $13 million in federal funding. Federal officials judged that the state was not compliant in lowering a significant case backlog, starting a sufficient call-center, adequate staff training, and improving wait times at Health and Human Services field offices.[64] In February 2017, Executive Secretary of Health and Human ServicesElizabeth H. Roberts resigned from her cabinet post in the Raimondo administration[65] due to the failed roll-out of the UHIP.[65]
In March 2017,Rhode Island Monthly reported that theU.S. Department of Justice had opened an investigation into UHIP, specifically false claims and statements made about the Health and Human Services computer network rollout. The investigation was still underway as of summer 2017. In an interview, House Oversight ChairPatricia Serpa said: "There's plenty of blame to go around. The auditor's report found that [the contract with Deloitte] was poorly written, poorly overseen and poorly executed. They were warned against the implementation because the system was not ready. Not only did they implement it, they displaced all of the most senior workers with the wealth of experience. We pulled all the plugs to make sure this was a failure."[66]
According to documents submitted to the federal government, the cost estimate for UHIP through 2021 was $656 million. State taxpayers would pay $154 million of this and the federal government the remainder.[67] In January 2020, State SenatorSam Bell said a Rhode Island Senate Fiscal Report on Raimondo's budget proved that "a single UHIP update kicked 5,500 Rhode Islanders off theirMedicaid" in November 2019 withoutdue process and the decisions were based on a computer update. Bell added: "Medicaid terminations need to be done with some due process. They should not come from a notoriously glitchy computer system. You should have a chance to fight the decision to rip away your health insurance. When you lose your Medicaid with no warning and no effort to transition you onto the exchange, the consequences can be deadly."[68]
Under Raimondo, theRhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) had come under fire for the rate of deaths and near-deaths of children in its care.[69] In a period between January 2016 and December 2017, there were 31 fatalities or near fatalities of children in its care, with eight being confirmed fatal.[69] Raimondo appointedTrista Piccola as her new DCYF director in January 2017. Piccola's term was marked by the death and near-deaths of children,[69] high staff turnover,[70] votes of no confidence,[71] and high budget deficits.[72] Rep.Patricia Serpa and Rep.Charlene Lima called for Piccola's resignation, which finally occurred in July 2019.[73][74][75]
In October 2018, theUnited States Department of Health and Human Services'Administration for Children and Families ordered the Raimondo administration DCYF to improve in 33 of 36 areas assessed.[76] The federal report noted that DCYF services were "inadequate, not developed when needed, or lacked consistent monitoring".Harvard Kennedy School professor and formerObama administration officialJeffrey Liebman agreed with the recommendations and analysis of the report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and claimed that the DCYF is "the most messed-up agency ever".[77]
With Piccola's departure, the interim director is DCYF executive legal counsel Kevin Aucoin.[78] Aucoin has served in an interim director capacity twice before when DCYF was without a permanent director. Secretary of the Rhode IslandExecutive Office of Health and Human Services and Raimondo cabinet memberWomazetta Jones said in December 2019 that she was "very determined to stay the course of not hiring anybody unless it's the right person". As of December 2020 DCYF does not have a permanent director.[79]
During Raimondo's tenure as governor, the DCYF has focused on shifting children from congregate settings to licensed foster homes. DCYF has increased its capacity and utilization of licensed foster homes, including an increase in the number of licensed kinship families, from 280 in October 2019 to 576 in June 2020. As of December 2020, 83% of all children placed in out-of-home care are placed in a foster home. Since 2015, the department's intensive reforms have resulted in a 43% reduction in the number of youth placed in congregate care and a 39% reduction in the number of youth placed in out-of-state congregate care. At the same time, the department has increased the number of children placed in licensed foster family homes.[80]
In early February 2020, Raimondo appeared alongside former Republican New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential hopefulMichael Bloomberg at the Wexford Innovation Center in Providence to endorse his candidacy, a move she described as "an easy call".[9] Raimondo was named a national co-chair for theBloomberg campaign.
Press secretary Jennifer Bogdan Jones of the Governor's Office toldThe Providence Journal that Raimondo "is prepared to do whatever it takes to support Mike and defeatPresident Trump."[81] As campaign co-chair, Raimondo would have "provided advice and attended events". Less than a month later, Bloomberg dropped out of the race and endorsed former Vice PresidentJoe Biden.[82] On the same day, Raimondo also endorsed Biden. She said Bloomberg "obviously" performed poorly on the debate stage but supporting his candidacy "was an easy decision for me at the beginning. But [supporting Biden] is an easy decision, too." Raimondo concluded that it was now time "to unify behind Joe Biden".[83]
In May 2020,Washington Post writerGeorge Will wrote in favor of Raimondo beingchosen as Biden's running mate in the 2020 election.[20]
In April 2025, Raimondo said she is thinking of running for President of the United States in 2028.[84]
Following the2020 United States presidential election, Raimondo was routinely mentioned as a possiblecabinet secretary in the incomingBiden administration. Though first seen as a likelySecretary of Health and Human Services, Raimondo announced on December 3, 2020, that she would not be taking that role.[85] She was also considered forSecretary of the Treasury.[86][87]
On January 7, 2021, Biden announced he would nominate Raimondo to serve asSecretary of Commerce.[88] She appeared before theSenate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on January 26.[89] On March 1, the Senate voted 84–15 in favor of cloture on the nomination, and confirmed Raimondo to the position the following day by a vote of 84–15.[90]
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Raimondo was sworn in by Vice PresidentKamala Harris on March 3, 2021.[91] In August 2021,Politico reported that Raimondo had become one of the "administration's secret weapons on theHill" in her role as a negotiator for theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.[16] Raimondo was the only Cabinet member not to attend Biden's firstState of the Union address on March 1, 2022, since she was chosen as thedesignated survivor.[92]
Raimondo's approach has drawn praise from centrists, with aWashington Post opinion article praising her as a "technocratic moderate in a moment when her party’s loudest voices are woke, populist and a step or two to her left".[93] In office, Raimondo has been noted for her willingness to work with corporate executives, and was described byAxios as "Tech's Favorite Biden Official".[94]Time called her the federal government's "point woman on AI" policy.[95] An analysis of Raimondo's schedule in office found that she held at least 101 meetings with representatives fromWall Street firms in her first two years in office.[96]
In 2022, Raimondo was rumored to be a potential candidate to succeedJanet Yellen asSecretary of the Treasury in the aftermath of that year'smidterms.[97][98][99] This speculation attracted criticism from some progressives due to her status as a political moderate.[100] SenatorElizabeth Warren toldThe New York Times that she had "real concerns about the department's approach, whether it's approving assault weapon sales, negotiating trade deals or supporting big tech companies".[101]
During Raimondo's tenure, the Department of Commerce sanctionedNSO Group for sellingspyware technology.[102] As secretary of commerce, Raimondo has worked with other administration officials, such as Secretary of Homeland SecurityAlejandro Mayorkas, on coordinating cybersecurity policy.[103] In March 2021, she issued subpoenas to several China-basedtelecommunications firms, arguing that "unrestricted use of untrustedICTS poses a national security risk". Raimondo has been a co-chair of theTrade and Technology Council since its creation in 2021.[104]
According toAxios, "Raimondo has become the [tech] industry's key advocate within the Biden administration".[105] She has been criticized by some progressives for opposing theEuropean Commission'sDigital Markets Act (DMA) proposal.[105][106] In December 2021, Raimondo voiced concern that the DMA would unfairly impact U.S.-based tech companies such asGoogle andApple. An analysis of her calendar found that, during her first two years in office, she had met with twice as many executives and lobbyists from Big Tech companies as her predecessor, Wilbur Ross, had during his four-year term in office.[96]
During a luncheon hosted by theChamber of Commerce, she argued the DMA "disproportionately impact[s] US-based tech firms". She was criticized by SenatorElizabeth Warren, who argued that her comments contradicted the Biden administration's efforts "to protect consumers and workers fromBig Tech monopolies".[107] In March 2022, Warren accused Raimondo of "lobbying on behalf of Big Tech".[108]
On September 25, 2024, Raimondo faced backlash after saying on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" of former president Donald Trump, "Let's extinguish him for good". Someone had tried to assassinate Trump less than two weeks earlier.[109][110]
Raimondo spoke at a convening of the International Network ofAI Safety Institutes inSan Francisco on November 20, 2024. The attendees included Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Raimondo brought up theexistential risk from artificial intelligence in her speech, and asked "Why would we choose to allow AI to replace us? Why would we choose to allow the deployment of AI that will cause widespread unemployment and societal disruption that goes along with it?".[111][112]
As secretary of commerce, Raimondo has helped lead the U.S. response to the globalchip shortage and has urged Congress to pass legislation to boost domesticsemiconductor manufacturing.[113][114] She has argued that the chip shortage presents a national and economic security threat to U.S. interests.[115] Raimondo was criticized in an opinion piece published inThe Hill for using CHIPS funding forDEI initiatives, specifically chip-making training programs athistorically black colleges and universities.[116] As secretary of commerce, Raimondo has advanced rules to prevent companies likeNvidia from exporting advanced AI chip technologies to China.[117]
In July 2023, it was reported that Raimondo's government email account was hacked in a breach that originated in China.[118][119]
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In September 2021, Raimondo accusedChina of violating theintellectual property (IP) rights of U.S. companies, and said that the Chinese government had put in place "all kinds of different barriers for American companies to do business in China."[120] In October 2021, SenatorTom Cotton criticized her for saying "there's no point in talking about decoupling our economy from China's".[121]
Following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Department of Commerce under Raimondo implemented export controls in order to restrictRussia's access tomilitary technology.[122] In March 2022, Raimondo said that Chinese companies attempting to sell semiconductor technology to Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions would face repercussions.[123]
From August 27 to 30, 2023, Raimondo visited China, where she met minister of culture and tourismHu Heping, minister of commerceWang Wentao, vice premierHe Lifeng, and premierLi Qiang.[124] She also visited Shanghai, where she met with Shanghai Communist Party secretaryChen Jining and visitedShanghai Disneyland.[125] During the meeting, the two sides announced aworking group on commercial issues and an export control enforcement "information exchange" dialogue.[126] During an October 2023 trip to Abu Dhabi, she raised concerns aboutG42's ties to China.[127]
On March 11, 2024, on the United States Presidential Trade Mission to the Philippines, Raimondo metAlfredo E. Pascual and Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go atSolaire Resort & Casino and said, "On this trip alone, these 22 company heads in the delegation are announcing over $1 billion of U.S. investments, including educational [and training] opportunities to over 30 million Filipinos in the form of digital upskilling, artificial intelligence upskilling, and digital training."[128]
On October 1, 2024, theInternational Longshoremen's Association struck 37 ports in the eastern and south central U.S., curtailing import and export activity between the U.S. and its trade partners. Raimondo was criticized for an interview the previous day on CNBC'sSquawk Box in which she acknowledged that the strike "could be very disruptive to commerce" but said she was not focused on the issue and "not particularly involved", referring questions to the White House and Transportation Secretary.[129]
In January of 2025, Raimondo joined theCouncil on Foreign Relations as a distinguished fellow.[130]
In November of 2025, Raimondo was appointed Co-Chair ofNew Jersey Governor-electMikie Sherrill’s “Driving New Jersey Forward: Economic Development and Innovation” committee.[131]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo | 69,645 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 69,645 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo | 201,625 | 62.14 | |
| Republican | Kernan King | 122,860 | 37.86 | |
| Total votes | 324,485 | 100 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo | 53,990 | 42.15 | |
| Democratic | Angel Taveras | 37,326 | 29.14 | |
| Democratic | Clay Pell | 34,515 | 26.94 | |
| Democratic | Todd Giroux | 2,264 | 1.77 | |
| Total votes | 128,095 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo | 131,899 | 40.70 | |
| Republican | Allan Fung | 117,428 | 36.28 | |
| Moderate | Robert J. Healey | 69,278 | 21.38 | |
| Independent | Kate L. Fletcher | 3,483 | 1.07 | |
| Independent | Leon M. Kayarian | 1,228 | 0.38 | |
| Write-in | 739 | 0.23 | ||
| Total votes | 324,055 | 100 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo (incumbent) | 67,370 | 57.15 | |
| Democratic | Matthew A. Brown | 39,518 | 33.53 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Dickinson | 10,987 | 9.32 | |
| Total votes | 117,875 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gina Raimondo (incumbent) | 198,122 | 52.64 | |
| Republican | Allan Fung | 139,932 | 37.18 | |
| Independent | Joe Trillo | 16,532 | 4.39 | |
| Moderate | William H. Gilbert | 10,155 | 2.70 | |
| Independent | Luis Daniel Munoz | 6,223 | 1.65 | |
| Compassion | Anne Armstrong | 4,191 | 1.11 | |
| Write-in | 1,246 | 0.33 | ||
| Total votes | 376,401 | 100 | ||
On December 1, 2001, Raimondo married Andrew Kind Moffit, in Providence.[138] The couple have two children. The family resides on the east side of Providence. Raimondo is a practicing Catholic and was one of the first girls to graduate from theLa Salle Academy, a Catholic school in Providence.[139][23]
Raimondo is a member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations (CFR) and anAspen Institute Rodel fellow. She was awarded anhonorary degree fromBryant University in 2012 and has received awards from the northern Rhode Islandchamber of commerce and theYWCA of northern Rhode Island. Raimondo was elected alumni fellow of Yale in 2014.[140]
On January 27, 2025, CFR announced that Raimondo will join the Council as a DC-based distinguished fellow, co-chairing its Task Force on economic security.[141]
Raimondo serves as vice chair of the board of directors of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state's largest homeless services organization. Until 2011, she was an administrator ofWomen and Infants Hospital and chair of its Quality Committee. She has served on the boards of La Salle Academy and Family Service of Rhode Island.[142]
Axios has called her "Tech's Favorite Biden Official." In December, at a US Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Raimondo criticized the European Union for trying to rein in tech monopolies, complaining that such efforts would "disproportionately impact US-based tech firms.
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