Ward 3 residents petition to recall Councilman Jackson

PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Ward 3 voters have signed a petition seeking to recall Councilman Kevin Jackson, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Feb. 20.

“This is a grassroots effort with broad support from throughout the ward,” said Patricia Kammerer, who is leading the recall effort.

Kammerer launched the recall effort after Jackson, a Democrat who has represented Ward 3 since 1995, was arrested by Rhode Island State Police in May and indicted by a statewide grand jury in July. The councilman has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege Jackson embezzled $127,153 from the Providence Cobras youth track-and-field team, an organization that received more than $67,000 in taxpayer-funded city donations between 2005 and 2015. He is also accused of using $12,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses.

Kammerer appears to have collected enough signatures, but Jackson’s lawyers say they’re likely to challenge the list. •

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