Lawmaker pleads no contest to DUI charge

WARWICK, R.I.—A Rhode Island lawmaker has pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol.

State Rep. Raymond Sullivan, a Coventry Democrat who managed Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in the state, entered the plea Thursday midway through his trial in Kent County District Court. The plea came after the judge agreed that the results of his breathalzyer test could be used at trial.

The Providence Journal reported that Sullivan must surrender his driver’s license for three months, pay a $500 fine and perform 20 hours of community service.

Sullivan, 32, said he wanted to accept responsibility and move on.

State police said they stopped Sullivan on Interstate 95 in April after seeing his Ford Explorer swerve several times. They said he slurred his speech and could not correctly recite the alphabet.