claim: "there hasn’t been a republican in the legislature or the city council in providence in over 30 years."
author: bernard jackvony
evidence_1: "there hasn't been a republican in the legislature or the city council in  providence in over 30 years." — politifact rhode island on friday, june 14th,  2013.
evidence_2: "there hasn't been a republican in the legislature or the city council in  providence in over 30 years." — politifact rhode island on friday, june 14th,  2013.
evidence_3: oct 25, 2017 ... inspired by the women's march on washington, local organizers ... “quite frankly,  the republican party hasn't had to work hard. ... said keith doll, candidate for the  new providence borough council. ... senate and assembly seats there have  been held by republicans for 45 years. ... 6pm, 7:30pm, 11pm.
evidence_4: sep 11, 2018 ... providence, r.i. (wpri) – with a democratic primary for mayor, 10  competitive ... it's tough to gauge where turnout will be this year, but city races  don't ... les papp hasn't announced any major endorsements, but he's the only ...  republicans to break their long-running drought of city council victories.
evidence_5: nov 30, 2018 ... could 2019 be the year of the medicaid buy-in? ... 11/30/2018 02:23 pm est ...  the border hasn't stopped people from making their way across for care. .... the  republican-controlled legislature early next year as he weighs a .... the city  council voted 12-1 on monday to allow one site to open for two years.