Politics & Government

Harvard Freshman Roils the Political Pot over Langevin's Future

Andrew Zucker, a Harvard freshman, contacted Patch about his radio interview with R.I. Cong. Jim Langevin about a future run for governor.

NARRAGANSETT, RI—Harvard freshman Andrew Zucker is making some waves about his radio interview with Cong. Jim Langevin.

He has his own show, Zucker, on Harvard's radio station WHRB. Besides Langevin, he's also interviewed former Bay State Gov. Michael Dukakis and Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary.

"I asked him about if he ever wants to run for governor, and he said he’d be open to running in the future," he wrote. "I thought you might want to do a write-up on his answer. While Langevin said he will not challenge Governor Raimondo in 2018, he 'certainly wouldn't rule out a run for governor at some point in the future.' (listen at the 10:30 mark).

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Here’s the link: https://www.whrb.org/archive/russia-gun-control-and-rhode-island-interview-congressman-ji

WPRI-TV wrote a story saying Langevin wouldn't rule out a run for governor, while the Providence Journal followed with a story saying Langevin is focused on Congress and his aides are trying to "walk back" comments he made on Zucker.

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