Hames Brings Years Of Local Involvement To Senate Run
The Narragansett Democrat says he'll be able to get things done at the State House.
Narragansett Democrat Winters B. Hames III said he's looking to unseat Republican Dawson Hodgson in the race for state Senate District 35 because as a Democrat he'll be able to get more done. "I think I could do a better job than Dawson," Hames said in a phone interview Monday. "I can work with the Democrats that are there. It’s very difficult for a member of the minority to get things done. Look at Dawson’s legislative record. You don’t get things accomplished that have to get accomplished." [You can find Hodgson's 2012 legislative record here.] This is not Hames's first run for elected office. In 1986, he lost a bid for state Representative, and he's been on the ballot for Town Council "several times" he said. He serves as chair of the …
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Gerry Stack II
5:05 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
I'd like to contact Mr Hames. He and I were roommates at the University of Florida back in 1964-65 or thereabouts. I typed his name into google just for fun and here I am. Does anyone know his e-mail? Mine is jstack1@tampabay.rr.com. Gerry Stack II more ›