Politics & Government

Fire Capt. Michael Morin to Take Oath as State Rep.

Morin, a Democrat, will serve in the seat formerly occupied by Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt.

Woonsocket Fire Capt. Michael Morin on Tuesday will be sworn as state representative.

Morin, a Democrat, last month won a special election to fill the House seat formerly occupied by Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, according to WPRI.com. Baldelli-Hunt in November was elected mayor of Woonsocket.

Morin, who's also a former president of the town's firefighter union, defeated Douglas T. Brown and Mark Chenot in January's primary.


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