Chafee announces bid for 2016 Democratic presidential nomination
Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee waits to go onstage during an address to the George Mason University (GMU) School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at their campus in Arlington, Virginia June 3, 2015. (Jonathan Ernstae/Reuters)
WASHINGTON — Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee formally announced his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, becoming the third candidate to challenge party front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Chafee, 62, a former Republican U.S. senator as well as an independent for a short time, announced his campaign in a speech at George Mason University in Virginia, just outside Washington.
