Angelo Ralph Mollis (born May 24, 1961) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 2007 to 2015.
Mollis attended St. Anselm College and the Southern New England School of Law, but he left law school to pursue a career in finance with LAMCO Pension and Investment Advisory Firm, simultaneously serving as Town Councilman of North Providence from 1986 until 1996.
[3] Working with the state's Economic Development Corporation, Mollis rolled out a "We Mean Business" initiative to help start-up and emerging companies get fast answers from government agencies.
[5] Mollis was prevented from running for reelection as Secretary of State in the 2014 elections by term limits.
[6] He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island,[7] but lost the Democratic Party's nomination to Daniel McKee.