Charles Joseph Fogarty, Jr., also known as Charlie Fogarty (born September 15, 1955) is the former Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governors of Rhode Island

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 of the U.S.

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 State of Rhode Island

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. He is a Democrat

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. Fogarty served two full terms as Lt. Governor, first elected to the position in 1998 and leaving office on January 2, 2007.

His father, Charles Fogarty, Sr., was a State Senator and Director of the Rhode Island Small Business Administration. His uncle, John E. Fogarty

John E. Fogarty

John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...

, was a United States Congressman for 26 years. His brother Paul W. Fogarty was elected as a Rhode Island State Senator in 1998 and still holds the position.

A graduate of La Salle Academy

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 and Providence College

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, Fogarty received a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Rhode Island

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Fogarty was previously elected to the Glocester Town Council in 1984 and in 1990 was elected as a State Senator

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, where he served for eight years. While a State Senator, he served as both Majority Whip and Senate President Pro Tempore.

Fogarty was a candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in 2006. He was running against incumbent Republican

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 Governor Donald Carcieri

Donald Carcieri

Donald L. "Don" Carcieri was the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Carcieri has had a varied vocational background, having worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive and teacher.-Personal background:...

, as Fogarty was barred from seeking re-election in 2006 due to term limits. He was defeated by a slim margin of 8,000 votes.

Rhode Island is one of 19 states that elects its governor and lieutenant governor separately rather than on a single party ticket.

As of January 2011, and appointed by Governor Lincoln Chafee, Fogarty is the Director for the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training.

Electoral history

• 2006 Race for Governor
  • Donald Carcieri
    Donald Carcieri
    Donald L. "Don" Carcieri was the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Carcieri has had a varied vocational background, having worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive and teacher.-Personal background:...
    
     (R) (inc.), 51%
  • Charles Fogarty (D), 49%

• 2002 Race for Lieutenant Governor
  • Charles Fogarty (D) (inc.), 54%
  • John Pagliarini (R), 25%
  • Robert Healey (I), 19%
  • Gregg Stevens (Grn.), 3%

• 1998 Race for Lieutenant Governor
  • Charles Fogarty (D), 50%
  • Bernard Jackvony (R) (inc.), 44%