Cross has been an official supplier of pens to the White House since at least the 1970s. The pens used to sign legislation are often given out as souvenirs to those who attend the bill signings.[8]
While an official Cross–White House program was begun under president Bill Clinton, it is known that the tradition goes back to at least the administration of Gerald Ford.[8] All presidents from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump[8][1] signed legislation using Cross pens; it is unknown if earlier presidents did so.[1] Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton favored the Cross Townsend model; Obama later switched to the Century II model in black lacquer, with black medium point refill.[8]
The Trump administration placed an initial order for 150 Cross Century II pens in January 2017.[8] Sometime before November 2018, Trump broke with tradition and ceased using the Cross pen, saying "it was a horrible pen, and it was extremely expensive". Since, he has signed documents using a customized Sharpie marker manufactured by Newell Brands.[9]
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signs state laws using Cross pens.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._T._Cross_Company#Presidential_pens
Perhaps the pens branding indicates something?
Gina Marie Raimondo (/rəˈmɒndoʊ/; born May 17, 1971) is an American politician and venture capitalist serving, since 2015, as the 75th governor of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to serve as governor of Rhode Island.[1] Before her election, she served as general treasurer of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015 and was the second woman to hold the office. She was selected as the Democratic candidate for Rhode Island's governorship in the 2014 election. Raimondo won the election on November 4, 2014, with 41% of the vote, in a three-way race, against the mayor of Cranston, Republican Allan Fung, and businessman Robert Healey.[2]
Raimondo was elected to serve as the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association for the 2018 election cycle.[3] She was subsequently elected as chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and was only the second woman to serve in that position.[4] Raimondo ran for and won reelection to a second term in 2018, and becoming the first candidate to secure a majority of votes for that office since 2006.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Raimondo