# @rhodeislandcollege on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHoYGxtPhX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74940612-rhodeislandcollege-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-08-03T16:38:04.000+00:00

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Recent RIC alum Madeleine LeBlanc ‘20 is on track to rise in politics. A little more than a year out of college, she's already found a role as campaign finance coordinator for RI Secretary of State nellie_gorbea's campaign for governor.
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LeBlanc's early success is not surprising to those who know her. When Danielle Stefanski ‘19 is asked to predict the political future of her best friend, she pulls no punches. “I often joke with Maddie that she’s going to be an American president one day,” Stefanski says. “She’s one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met, a go-getter who has what it takes to go far.” 
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She's being BOLD in pursuit of her political aspirations. LeBlanc has already interned with US Congress (and fellow RIC alum) James Langevin '90 and she's currently trying to revive the dormant Cape and Islands branch of the Young Democrats of Massachusetts.
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LeBlanc credits her participation in the American Democracy Project at RIC as a student with fostering her interest in politics. In fact, it was a recommendation from RIC Professor of Communication and ADP Director Valerie Endress that linked LeBlanc to Gorbea’s campaign. “Professor Endress had learned about a finance assistant position in Nellie’s campaign and was wracking her brain about who could be a good fit,” LeBlanc recalls. “She asked me if I would consider interviewing for it. I think that if I hadn’t displayed hard work in my classes and extra-curricular activities, Professor Endress wouldn’t have sought me out for that connection.” 
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See link in bio to read more about this future political leader.
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