1. John Robitaille is an American politician and businessman.
16 Facts About John Robitaille
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John Robitaille was the Republican party nominee in the 2010 election for Governor of Rhode Island, which he lost to independent candidate Lincoln Chafee on November 2,2010.
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John Robitaille was born on August 14,1948, in Central Falls and was the second of three children of Roland and Alice Robitaille.
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The Robitaille family moved to North Attleboro when John was six years old.
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John Robitaille continued his education at the University of Utah from 1974 to 1976 with a Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree.
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John Robitaille served in the United States Army as an officer from 1970 to 1976.
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John Robitaille was recognized for his distinguished performance as the most outstanding second lieutenant commissioned in the US Army through the ROTC program nationally.
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John Robitaille was a paratrooper where he served in Germany with the First Armored Division and later with Headquarters Special Forces Command at Ft.
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From 1976 to 1981, John Robitaille worked as an Employee Relations Manager for Frito Lay.
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John Robitaille was the President and CEO of Perspective Communications Group in Middletown, Rhode Island.
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In 2008, John Robitaille left the company to work for Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, where he served as his Senior Advisor of Communications.
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John Robitaille first became involved in Rhode Island electoral politics in 2006 when he ran for State Representative but lost by four votes to Amy Rice.
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In December 2009, John Robitaille announced his decision to run for Rhode Island governor as a Republican.
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John Robitaille resigned from his position as Senior Advisor of Communications for Governor Carcieri in order to campaign full-time.
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John Robitaille initially polled in single digits compared to Democratic nominee Frank Caprio and Republican-turned-Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee, but managed to take a lead over Caprio and come within the margin of error to Chafee.
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John Robitaille has three children from his first marriage and five grandchildren.