Steve Laffey

Birth Name: Stephen P. Laffey

Place of Birth: Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.

Date of Birth: 1962

Ethnicity: Irish

Steve Laffey is an American politician, businessperson, author, and filmmaker. As a Republican, he served as Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, from January 6, 2003 to January 6, 2007. He was an executive at financial investment service Morgan Keegan & Company. He narrated and wrote the documentary Fixing America.

He was a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2024.

Steve is the son of Mary, a night nurse, and John Laffey, a toolmaker and union steward.

Steve’s paternal grandfather was named James A. Laffey. James was born in Rhode Island.

Steve’s paternal grandmother was named Elizabeth C. Hague (the daughter of Elizabeth). Steve’s grandmother Elizabeth was born in Rhode Island. Steve’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of Irish parents.

Steve’s maternal grandfather was Raymond G. Lavery (the son of Joseph Lavery and Bridget/Bridgett Kiley/Riley). Raymond was born in Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, Québec. Bridget was Irish.

Steve’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Jane Cull (the daughter of James Thomas Cull and Nelly/Lena May Donlon). Dorothy was born in Massachusetts. James was the son of Irish parents, James Cull and Mary Hart. Lena was Canadian, the daughter of Martin F. Donlon and Mary Jane Royston.

Sources: Marriage record of Steve’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org

Steve’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Steve’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Steve’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Jane Cull, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org