RI-01: Katherine Gregg of the Providence Journal asked state House Joseph Shekarchi if there was anything behind rumors that he’s had a change of heart and has decided to enter the special September Democratic primary “as early as next week,” and he very much refused to shoot down the idea.
Shekarchi, who said in March that he wouldn’t run, first offered responses like, “I enjoy being in the House, all the same reasons [that] existed when I made my decision before, nothing has really changed.” Gregg, though, recognized that this was not a no and kept asking if he’d ruled out a campaign, and the speaker finally answered, “I never like to rule anything out. You know how I am.” Potential candidates have until June 30 to file.