Education and military service Īt the age of seven, Cianci began appearing regularly on WJAR's Kiddie Revue Sunday radio broadcast from the Outlet Department Store on Weybosset Street, downtown Providence. Shortly before dying in early 2016, the 74-year-old Cianci announced his engagement to model and actress Tara Marie Haywood, then in her 30s. They had one daughter, Nicole, who died in 2012. His only marriage, in 1973, was to Sheila Bentley McKenna the couple divorced in 1983. Vincent Albert Cianci and Esther Cianci, née Capobianco (whose great-grandfather served as mayor of Benevento, Italy ) who married in 1937. His family lived in the Laurel Hill section of nearby Cranston, Rhode Island. Family and personal life Ĭianci was born on April 30, 1941, in Providence, Rhode Island. He was defeated by Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza in the 2014 election. On his radio show in June 2014, Cianci announced that he would run for mayor again. While in office, he declared himself an independent and, as of 2009, he said that he had no party affiliation. Ĭianci was first elected mayor as the candidate of the Republican Party. His second stint as mayor ended when he was forced to resign following his conviction for one count of racketeering conspiracy, and he served four years in federal prison. His first administration ended in 1984 when he pleaded nolo contendere to charges brought against him involving kidnapping and torturing a man Cianci believed was romantically involved with his ex-wife. Cianci was forced to resign from office during both mayoral tenures due to felony convictions. Earlier in his career he served as a state prosecutor in the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General. Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence and one of the longest-serving mayors in United States history, having held office for over 21 years.Ĭianci was twice elected Mayor of Providence. ( / s i ˈ æ n s i/, see- AN-see Italian pronunciation:, CHAHN-chee Ap– January 28, 2016) was an American politician, attorney, radio talk show host, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002.
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