The candidates for Cranston City Council Wards 1 through 6 were at the Cranston Public Library on Thursday for a forum sponsored by the Cranston Herald and moderated by reporter Pam Schiff.
There are six Ward seats on the Cranston City Council and three City Wide Seats.
The candidates for Ward 2 and Ward 5 are running unopposed. The rest of the seats are contested.
See also: Guns and ICE among concerns at Cranston City Council city-wide candidate forum Cranston City Council candidate forum focuses on Wards 1 and 3 Candidates for Cranston School Board field questions
Below is all the video from the event. Each candidate gave an opening statement: Christopher Sparks (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 1: https://youtu.be/-rcdzscC1LY Lammis Vargas (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 1: https://youtu.be/95Bq2hZ5fQk Incumbent Paul McAuley (Democrat) is running unopposed in Ward 2: https://youtu.be/R42kh0W8h4A John Donegan (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 3: https://youtu.be/lwHHBs0Y7aY Derik Tutt (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 3: https://youtu.be/wfe2R52Vr2U Thomas Cappalli (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 4: https://youtu.be/FyAGbb2yUVM Edward Brady (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 4: https://youtu.be/5BVFL4uW-_A Incumbent Christopher Paplauskas (Republican) is running unopposed in Ward 5: https://youtu.be/YQeZ4f4Ksx8 Incumbent Michael Favicchio (Republican) is running for Cranston City Council Ward 6: https://youtu.be/DtMLuDROyTM Stephen Tranghese (Democrat) is running for Cranston City Council Ward 6: https://youtu.be/NEKwOUfy9Zc The Questions: Q1. This question is for the Democratic candidates. If you were to regain control of the City Council, who would you see as the new Council President? https://youtu.be/Ddd3pxpiwl8 Q2. What is the biggest complaint about Cranston you have heard while campaigning? https://youtu.be/fNDb7qvJoNE Q3. Do you think the schools should be given more funding and if so, how would you finance it? https://youtu.be/VbR4Ps8zHSA Q4. What is your plan to overcome the unfunded pension situation that has haunted Cranston for years? We are at approximately 24 percent, one of the worst in the state. https://youtu.be/SrO8NNNPN5A Q5. How can the Cranston City Council be improved? https://youtu.be/ffZdGJ2C1Fk Q6. Ward 3 Candidates: What kind of business should move into the former K-Mart building? https://youtu.be/QQFsfVS6xoA Q7. Ward 6 Candidates: What is your vision for the former Citizens Bank site? https://youtu.be/d-1Iy9Bm7pA Q8. Ward 1 Candidates: What is your vision for the corner of Park and Warwick Avenues where the Cumberland Farms was originally proposed? https://youtu.be/XT_w3kUWAms Q9. Ward 4 Candidates: What is the best use of open space in the rural parts of western Cranston?? https://youtu.be/2TSrkk1qf-k Q10. How many Council meetings have you attended since announcing your candidacy? https://youtu.be/F-7FaxjyTlk Closing statement from Thomas Cappalli: https://youtu.be/3RbdHHwJQOg Closing statement from Stephen Tranghese: https://youtu.be/Udx0MKD9EEo Closing statement from John Donegan: https://youtu.be/LivDfmtjFHo Closing statement from Edward Brady: https://youtu.be/JF8fE4EGYV8 Closing statement from Christopher Sparks: https://youtu.be/tAhC1_Crjyo Closing statement from Derik Tutt: https://youtu.be/i9PacPhJ5dI Closing statement from Michael Favicchio: https://youtu.be/6tLd0OAs5Ps Closing statement from Lammis Vargas: https://youtu.be/HqvGCP-FBck Closing statement from Christopher Paplauskas: https://youtu.be/28ufGFo0yKo Closing statement from Paul McAuley: https://youtu.be/KdjtlTPCS0g [caption id="attachment_11924" align="aligncenter" width="1667"]
Lammis Vargas[/caption]
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Christopher Sparks[/caption]
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Thomas Cappalli[/caption]
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Edward Brady[/caption]
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Derik Tutt[/caption]
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John Donegan[/caption]
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Michael Favicchio and Stephen Tranghese[/caption]
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John Donegan and Derik Tutt[/caption]
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Paul Archetto[/caption]
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Thomas Cappalli and Edward Brady[/caption]
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See also: Guns and ICE among concerns at Cranston City Council city-wide candidate forum Cranston City Council candidate forum focuses on Wards 1 and 3 Candidates for Cranston School Board field questions
Below is all the video from the event. Each candidate gave an opening statement: Christopher Sparks (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 1: https://youtu.be/-rcdzscC1LY Lammis Vargas (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 1: https://youtu.be/95Bq2hZ5fQk Incumbent Paul McAuley (Democrat) is running unopposed in Ward 2: https://youtu.be/R42kh0W8h4A John Donegan (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 3: https://youtu.be/lwHHBs0Y7aY Derik Tutt (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 3: https://youtu.be/wfe2R52Vr2U Thomas Cappalli (Democrat) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 4: https://youtu.be/FyAGbb2yUVM Edward Brady (Republican) is running for the Cranston City Council open seat in Ward 4: https://youtu.be/5BVFL4uW-_A Incumbent Christopher Paplauskas (Republican) is running unopposed in Ward 5: https://youtu.be/YQeZ4f4Ksx8 Incumbent Michael Favicchio (Republican) is running for Cranston City Council Ward 6: https://youtu.be/DtMLuDROyTM Stephen Tranghese (Democrat) is running for Cranston City Council Ward 6: https://youtu.be/NEKwOUfy9Zc The Questions: Q1. This question is for the Democratic candidates. If you were to regain control of the City Council, who would you see as the new Council President? https://youtu.be/Ddd3pxpiwl8 Q2. What is the biggest complaint about Cranston you have heard while campaigning? https://youtu.be/fNDb7qvJoNE Q3. Do you think the schools should be given more funding and if so, how would you finance it? https://youtu.be/VbR4Ps8zHSA Q4. What is your plan to overcome the unfunded pension situation that has haunted Cranston for years? We are at approximately 24 percent, one of the worst in the state. https://youtu.be/SrO8NNNPN5A Q5. How can the Cranston City Council be improved? https://youtu.be/ffZdGJ2C1Fk Q6. Ward 3 Candidates: What kind of business should move into the former K-Mart building? https://youtu.be/QQFsfVS6xoA Q7. Ward 6 Candidates: What is your vision for the former Citizens Bank site? https://youtu.be/d-1Iy9Bm7pA Q8. Ward 1 Candidates: What is your vision for the corner of Park and Warwick Avenues where the Cumberland Farms was originally proposed? https://youtu.be/XT_w3kUWAms Q9. Ward 4 Candidates: What is the best use of open space in the rural parts of western Cranston?? https://youtu.be/2TSrkk1qf-k Q10. How many Council meetings have you attended since announcing your candidacy? https://youtu.be/F-7FaxjyTlk Closing statement from Thomas Cappalli: https://youtu.be/3RbdHHwJQOg Closing statement from Stephen Tranghese: https://youtu.be/Udx0MKD9EEo Closing statement from John Donegan: https://youtu.be/LivDfmtjFHo Closing statement from Edward Brady: https://youtu.be/JF8fE4EGYV8 Closing statement from Christopher Sparks: https://youtu.be/tAhC1_Crjyo Closing statement from Derik Tutt: https://youtu.be/i9PacPhJ5dI Closing statement from Michael Favicchio: https://youtu.be/6tLd0OAs5Ps Closing statement from Lammis Vargas: https://youtu.be/HqvGCP-FBck Closing statement from Christopher Paplauskas: https://youtu.be/28ufGFo0yKo Closing statement from Paul McAuley: https://youtu.be/KdjtlTPCS0g [caption id="attachment_11924" align="aligncenter" width="1667"]
Lammis Vargas[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11925" align="aligncenter" width="1666"] Christopher Sparks[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11923" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Thomas Cappalli[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11922" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Edward Brady[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11921" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Derik Tutt[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11920" align="aligncenter" width="1666"] John Donegan[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11919" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Michael Favicchio and Stephen Tranghese[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11918" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] John Donegan and Derik Tutt[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11914" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Paul Archetto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_11926" align="aligncenter" width="1667"] Thomas Cappalli and Edward Brady[/caption]
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