GoLocalProv | Smiley Refunds Thousands and Attacks GOP Over Ethics Complaint
Brett Smiley Brett Smiley has admitted that he improperly solicited nearly $9,000 from state contractors as Gina Raimondo’s Director of Administration for his campaign for Mayor of Providence and is returning the donations. Smiley in October had promised the Rhode Island Ethics Commission that he would not solicit state employees or state contractors. In a statement in response to the announcement that the RI GOP filed an ethics complaint on Thursday, Smiley attacks the Republicans. Smiley on Offensive "I am not surprised that the same Republican Party that supports false claims of electio...