FROM THE STORY: US Representative David N. Cicilline’s decision to resign from Congress to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation took many Rhode Island politicians by surprise on Tuesday. Now the game begins: Who is going to decide to run to replace him?
This is the second time in two years that a Rhode Island congressman has shaken up the state’s political structure with an unexpected departure. US Representative James R. Langevin set off a scramble for the Second Congressional District.

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Democratic candidates could range from former Providence mayors Jorge Elorza and Joseph Paolino, former CVS candidate and probably 2024 candidate for governor Helena Foulkes, former secretary of state Nellie Gorbea, Attorney General Peter Neronha, and many others. A possible GOP candidate? Possibly Minority Leader Senator Jessica de la Cruz.

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Read my colleague Ed Fitzpatrick's smart takes on who could take Cicilline's place.