Daily Briefing: Meet the candidates that have already been elected to the State House

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While the bulk of candidates will have to continue knocking on doors, attending fall festivals and placing yard signs, some will have a near-free pass to their seat. In this week's Political Scene, The Journals Antonia Farzan looks at the three new lawmakers who outside of an unlikely write-in candidate winning the seat, have cemented their place at the State House. [Cranston City Council Vice President Lammis Vargas won her Democratic primary race for the state Senate District 28 seat and will run unopposed in November. She stands at the corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue on the Cranston-Providence line. 9/12/2024] Cranston City Council Vice President Lammis Vargas won her Democratic primary race for the state Senate District 28 seat and will run unopposed in November. She stands at the corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue on the Cranston-Providence line. 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