Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Bridget Valverde announces candidacy for Senate District 35
Bridget Valverde, Vice Chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus, has announced that she will run as a Democrat for State Senate in the 2018 election to represent District 35, currently represented by Republican Mark Gee....
Segregation, gentrification and the fight for Senate District 5
They are finally going to fix the 6-10 connector. When it came up in a conversation between me and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, he mentioned that the city wasn’t able to convince them to include money to reconnect Federal Hill and Olne...
Democrat Terri Cortvriend announces for House District 72 seat
[caption id="attachment_4825" align="alignright" width="333"] Terri Cortvriend[/caption] Terri Cortvriend is running as a Democrat in the 2018 elections to represent Rhode Island House District 72. District 72 includes portions of Middle...
Sheldon Whitehouse answers tough questions at Woonsocket Town Hall campaign kick-off
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse met with constituents Saturday morning at the American Legion Post in Woonsocket on River St. The questions were tough, but Whitehouse answered as he could, sometimes leaving his interlocutors sati...
Protest outside Pawtucket City Hall tackles multiple issues
[caption id="attachment_4710" align="alignright" width="400"] Meghan Kallman[/caption] "This is a city that does not offer up its neighbors as a sacrifice zone," said Pawtucket City Councilor Meghan Kallman to about 75 Pawtucket resident...
Liana Cassar announces bid for Joy Hearn's House District 66 seat
Liana Cassar is announcing today that she is running as a Democrat in the 2018 elections to represent Rhode Island House District 66 following the announcement earlier this month that the incumbent, Rep. Joy Hearn (Democrat) will not see...
Kat Kerwin kicks off run for Providence City Council Ward 12
Providence resident Kat Kerwin is taking on Terrance Hassett in the Democratic primary for the Ward 12 seat of the Providence City Council. Kerwin held a launch party at Skyline at Waterplace directly after the Women's March on Saturday....
Councilwoman-at-large Sandra Cano announces bid for Doyle Senate seat
At-Large City Councilor Sandra Cano today announced her candidacy for the Rhode Island Senate District 8 seat. First elected to the Pawtucket City Council in 2014, Cano previously served on the Pawtucket School Committee and is currently...
State Representative candidate Rebecca Kislak announces first fundraising results
Rebecca Kislak, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 4, today announced the results of her first fundraising quarter. Kislak reported raising $26114 between the filing of her candidacy in early November and the close of...
Justine Caldwell calls out Rep Giarrusso for skipping House sexual harassment training
Justine Caldwell, who is exploring a candidacy against Representative Antonio Giarrusso in Rhode Island House District 30 (East Greenwich), issued the following statement in response to Giarrusso’s absence from, and comments regarding, y...