Lally resigns from small business liaison job

PROVIDENCE – Former state representative Donald J. Lally Jr. has resigned his position as the small business liaison in the Raimondo administration.
Lally sent a letter to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on April 20 informing her of his resignation.
He had been in the position since July; he resigned from the General Assembly in March, WPRI-Channel 12 reported.

“Reluctantly, the time has come for me to offer my resignation because unfortunately, the validity of my appointment is being questioned and is proving to be a distraction from your economic agenda,” Lally wrote.

Lally, a lawyer, was assigned to the Department of Business Regulation.

WPRI reported Lally was paid approximately $87,000, and that the appointment drew criticism from Common Cause Rhode Island, a good government group, and the Rhode Island Republican Party about how Lally could be hired when the state’s “revolving door” law blocks lawmakers from taking a state job for a period of one year after leaving legislative office.

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Lally could not be reached for comment; Raimondo also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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