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'''Lincoln Davenport Chafee''' (born March 26, 1953) was a [[liberal]] [[RINO]] Senator from the state of [[Rhode Island]] (1999-2006). Chafee was appointed to the United States Senate in 1999 upon the death of his father, Senator John Chafee, and was elected to a full six-year term in 2000. Although he was a member of the [[Republican Party]], Chafee recently switched his political affiliation to Independent. After winning a fierce Republican primary battle against conservative Mayor, [[Steven Laffey]], Chafee lost his re-election bid in 2006 to [[Democrat]], [[Sheldon Whitehouse]], by a narrow margin.  Chafee began serving as a visiting fellow at [[Brown University]]’s Watson Institute for International Studies in January 2007.<ref>http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-068.html</ref> Chafee is an Independent candidate for Governor of Rhode Island.

'''Lincoln Davenport Chafee''' (born March 26, 1953) was a [[liberal]] [[RINO]] Senator from the state of [[Rhode Island]] (1999-2007). Chafee was appointed to the United States Senate in 1999 upon the death of his father, Senator John Chafee, and was elected to a full six-year term in 2000. Although he was a member of the [[Republican Party]], Chafee recently switched his political affiliation to Independent. After winning a fierce Republican primary battle against conservative Mayor, [[Steven Laffey]], Chafee lost his re-election bid in 2006 to [[Democrat]], [[Sheldon Whitehouse]], by a narrow margin.  Chafee began serving as a visiting fellow at [[Brown University]]’s Watson Institute for International Studies in January 2007.<ref>http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-068.html</ref> Chafee is an Independent candidate for Governor of Rhode Island.

==Political views==  

==Political views==  

He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In the 2004 election, he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for the Republican candidate [[George W. Bush]]. There are some issues where Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing [[social security]] and has repeadetly voted for the U.S. [[Patriot act]]. Chafee is also a supporter of [[free trade]].

He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In the 2004 election, he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for the Republican candidate [[George W. Bush]]. There are some issues where Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing [[social security]] and has repeadetly voted for the U.S. [[Patriot act]]. Chafee is also a supporter of [[free trade]].

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