"In addition to being a long-time Libertarian Party activist, I am myself now a member of both the North Providence and Rhode Island Republican committees... I also switched from personally appearing on the ballot as a Libertarian to appearing as a Republican back in 2002... This past election our incumbent LPRI State Chairman David Bibeault made the same switch...Our immediate past LPRI State Chairman Dan Harrop made the same switch in either 2004 or 2006--he won the 2006 Republican Primary for Mayor of Providence--and is also now a member of the Rhode Island Republican State Committee.