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|name = Nellie Gorbea |image = Nellie Gorbea.jpg |office = Secretary of State of Rhode Island |governor = Gina Raimondo |term_start = January 6, 2015 |term_end = |predecessor = Ralph Mollis |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|12}} |birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Steven D'Hondt |children = 3 |education = Princeton University (BA) Columbia University (MPA) }} Nellie M. Gorbea (born July 12, 1967) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Gorbea is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in New England. Early life and educationGorbea was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a master's degree in public administration from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.[1][2] She moved to Rhode Island in the mid-1990s.[3] CareerGorbea was Deputy Secretary of State under Secretary of State Matthew A. Brown from 2002 through 2006.[3][5] She worked for Fleet Securities, was the program officer for economic and community development for the Rhode Island Foundation, and founded the Rhode Island Latino Civic Fund. Before resigning in July 2013 to run for election as Secretary of State, she was executive director of Housing Works Rhode Island for five and a half years.[1][3] Incumbent Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis was ineligible to run for reelection in 2014 because of term limits. Gorbea campaigned for the position on a platform of making elections fair, fast and accurate, ensuring that Rhode Island businesses can easily start and thrive, bringing transparency to government, and increasing civic engagement.[1] She defeated Guillaume de Ramel in the Democratic primary[4] and Republican nominee John Carlevale in the general election.[5] She was sworn in as Secretary of State on January 6, 2015, becoming the first Hispanic to hold statewide office in New England.[6]Personal lifeGorbea lives in North Kingstown.[3] She and her husband, Steven D'Hondt, have three daughters.[7][8] Electoral history
References1. ^1 2 {{cite news |author=Edward Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130725-edward-fitzpatrick-crowded-field-shaping-up-for-rhode-island-secretary-of-state-race.ece |title=Crowded field shaping up for Rhode Island secretary of state race |newspaper=Providence Journal |date=July 25, 2013 |accessdate=November 6, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/editorials/20141016-gorbea-for-secretary-of-state.ece |title=Gorbea for secretary of state |newspaper=Providence Journal |type=editorial |date=October 16, 2014 |accessdate=November 6, 2014}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |author=Edward Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130725-nellie-gorbea-resigning-post-at-housingworks-ri-to-run-for-secretary-of-state.ece |title=Nellie Gorbea resigning post at HousingWorks RI to run for secretary of state |newspaper=Providence Journal |date=July 25, 2013 |accessdate=November 6, 2014 }} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://wpri.com/2014/09/09/gorbea-victorious-in-secretary-of-state-democratic-primary/|title=Gorbea victorious in secretary of state Democratic primary |publisher=WPRI |date=September 9, 2014 |accessdate=November 6, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://wpri.com/2014/11/04/gorbea-defeats-carlevale-in-ri-secretary-of-state-race/ |title=Gorbea defeats Carlevale in RI Secretary of State race |publisher=WPRI |date=November 4, 2014 |accessdate=November 6, 2014}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |author=Karen Lee Ziner |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/politics/content/20141104-gorbea-wins-r.i.-secretary-of-state-seat-becomes-first-latino-to-hold-statewide-office-in-new-england.ece |title=Gorbea wins R.I. secretary of state seat; becomes first Latino to hold statewide office in New England |newspaper=Providence Journal |date=November 4, 2014 |accessdate=November 6, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite news |author=Karen Lee Ziner |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/politics/content/20141104-gorbea-accepts-victory-in-r.i.-secretary-of-state-race-first-hispanic-in-n.e.-to-win-statewide-office.ece |title=Gorbea accepts victory in R.I. secretary of state race, first Hispanic in N.E. to win statewide office |newspaper=Providence Journal |date=November 4, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106182842/http://www.providencejournal.com/politics/content/20141104-gorbea-accepts-victory-in-r.i.-secretary-of-state-race-first-hispanic-in-n.e.-to-win-statewide-office.ece |archivedate=November 6, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://sos.ri.gov/about-us |title=About Secretary Of State Nellie M. Gorbea |publisher=Rhode Island Department of State |accessdate=December 30, 2017 }} External links
13 : 1967 births|21st-century American politicians|21st-century American women politicians|Living people|People from North Kingstown, Rhode Island|People from San Juan, Puerto Rico|Place of birth missing (living people)|Puerto Rican women in politics|Rhode Island Democrats|School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni|Secretaries of State of Rhode Island|Women in Rhode Island politics|Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs alumni |
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