Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
2018 Rhode Island Democratic Party Platform attempts to knit divisions
"It is very clear what the Democratic Party stands for in Rhode Island, and we now have a document that - doesn't matter what part of the Party you're from - you can get behind and make the case why Democrats are a better choice than Rep...
Melanie DuPont: I Always Fail the First Time Around
When I was about eight, my parents signed me up for soccer. I was pretty terrible. As I recall, I played right fullback, and when a kid came at me with the ball, I was so fumble-footed that mostly I'd trip him and earn myself a chirp fro...
Pat Fontes: Help me to hold Sheldon Whitehouse accountable
This is Patricia J. Fontes, who ran – as Pat Fontes – a Democratic Party candidate in November 2018 for the United States Senate. This effort pitted me against Sheldon Whitehouse, the incumbent Senator since 2006. The tally of the votes...
Planned Parenthood Votes! RI PAC: Primary races provide victories for reproductive freedom
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC (PPV!RI PAC) celebrated the victories of 15 reproductive health champions in the Democratic primaries along with the re-nomination of Gina Raimondo for Governor...
Georgia Hollister Isman: Primary was a great night for Working Families Party and for the values we stand for
Yesterday’s primary was a whirlwind, and a wet one at that. There were many great victories and a few sad loses, but on the whole, it was a great night for Working Families Party and for the values we stand for -- social, racial, and eco...
Matt Brown exits, stage left
"A few minutes ago I called Governor Raimondo to concede the race and pledge my support to her in the General Election," said former Secretary of State Matt Brown at Fête Music Hall in Providence, where his five-month long progressive ru...
WBNA Rhode Island Senate 9 / House 5 Candidate Forum
The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) held three candidate forums on Tuesday evening. All but one of the candidates competing in the Democratic Primary on Wednesday for the positions of Mayor of Providence, City Council Ward...
WBNA Providence City Council Ward 13 Candidate Forum
The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) held three candidate forums on Tuesday evening. All but one of the candidates competing in the Democratic Primary on Wednesday for the positions of Mayor of Providence, City Council Ward...
WBNA Providence Mayoral Candidate Forum
The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) held three candidate forums on Tuesday evening. All but one of the candidates competing in the Democratic Primary on Wednesday for the positions of Mayor of Providence, City Council Ward...
Right to Life wants you to vote for Dan McKee tomorrow
Rhode Island Right to Life is urging their members to vote for Dan McKee for Lieutenant Governor and against Aaron Regunberg in tomorrow's Democratic Primary. Craig O’Connor, treasurer of the Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC, u...