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Terri Cortvriend

REP CORTVRIEND HOSTS HER 30th “TALKS WITH TERRI” WITH GUEST NELLIE GORBEA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 31, 2020

Contact – House Representative Terri-Denise Cortvriend – terricortvriend@gmail.com – 401-472-4789

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REPRESENTATIVE CORTVRIEND HOSTS HER 30th”TALKS WITH TERRI” WITH SPECIAL GUEST NELLIE GORBEA, RI SECRETARY OF STATE

PORTSMOUTH, RI – Representative Terri-Denise Cortvriend to host her 30th “Talks with Terri” with special guest Nellie Gorbea, RI Secretary of State, this Wednesday, August 5th starting at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. The major topic of discussion will be Get #voteReadyRI – Voting in RI’s Sept 8th Primary and Nov 3rd General Elections.

Suggested questions and information include: What is the status of voting in RI for the 2020 September 8th Primary and the November 3rd General Elections? What are three options for voting safely and securely in RI? How to confirm that you are registered to vote. What are the deadlines to vote in the September 8th primary? How to request a mail ballot. What will election day look like? How to take a Virtual Tours of the State House? What is the status of the move of historical documents to their new home? What is NASSorg?

Rep Cortvriend asks participants to bring their questions and a cup of coffee of tea and join in the conversation. Questions may also be submitted in advance during registration.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required to receive a zoom link to participate. To register: https://forms.gle/VdmCnwsfkntmhGbcA

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Cortvriend has served as District 72’s RI State House Representative for the past two (2) years, and is running for re-election. She is a long-term Rhode Islander, mother of Savanna Cortvriend, graduate of Portsmouth public schools. The Founder and CEO of Ocean Link, Inc. (a marine trade business in Melville), Cortvriend has been a small business owner and employer for over 30 years. She also served ten years on the Portsmouth School Committee, four (4) years as chair. Terri has also served as a Board Member of the Newport Chamber of Commerce, and as both Chair and Vice-Chair of the Portsmouth Tank Farm Redevelopment Advisory Committee. She serves on the Restoration Advisory Board for Naval Station Newport, and on the IYRS Marine System Program Advisory Committee. She was elected and served two terms on the Portsmouth Water and Fire District Advisory Board. Cortvriend served on the Portsmouth Economic Development Committee, and on the Portsmouth Charter Review Committee. Cortvriend is proud to be a long-standing member of the Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee.