State Rep. Jenni Furtado of East Providence has been picked as the next chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, House Speaker Christopher Blazejewski announced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Furtado, Rhode Island’s first Peruvian-American elected official, replaces Elizabeth Beretta-Perik, who stepped down as chairwoman the previous day following the indictment of her husband on fraud and racketeering charges.…