RI Democratic Party hires former Magaziner aide as executive director

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 356

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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Katherine Riordan, a former press assistant for U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, has been tapped as the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s new executive director.

The state’s Democratic party announced Riordan’s hiring in its weekly email newsletter on Friday. Riordan, who most recently worked in communications for Democratic congressman Magaziner, fills the full-time, paid leadership role left open after Sam Bader left in December 2025. Bader, who worked for three years for the Democratic party, including …

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