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Bridget Valverde - My opponent is "unfit to represent our district, and completely unworthy of our party’s endorsement"
It has been extremely disappointing to watch Democratic party leadership targeting progressive women and supporting some truly disgraceful candidates. I’ve been running for this seat for months, to represent a community that I care deepl...
Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair endorses Trump supporter over incumbent Moira Walsh
The only thing more surprising than Republican and conservative Trump supporter Michael Earnheart entering the race against Representative Moira Walsh in House District 3 as a Democrat is that Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph M...
Justice Gaines announces for Providence City Council, Ward 1
Residents of Providence's Fox Point, Wayland, and Downtown neighborhoods welcomed a vibrant new vision as Justice Gaines formally announced her candidacy to be the next City Councilperson for Ward 1. The announcement took place Thursday...
Rachel Miller announces for Ward 13 Providence City Council
“I’ve been a community organizer and activist in Providence for fifteen years, organizing for living wage jobs, for economic dollars that put people first, for immigrant rights, and for racial and social justice,” said Rachel Miller, who...
Jonathan Hernandez announces for State Senate District 6, Providence
Jonathan Hernandez has announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the State Senate seat in District 6, Providence, which includes the neighborhoods of Mount Hope, Downtown, South Providence, and Washington Park. Hernan...
McKee staves off Regunberg endorsement bid
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee prevented Democratic challenger Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) from scoring a historical upset at the 2018 Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committee Meetin...
Turmoil as Brown withdraws bid for Democratic Party endorsement
In one sense, there were no surprises at the 2018 Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committee Meeting on Sunday night. Everyone received their expected endorsement. In another sense, the evening was full of surprises. The meeting was h...
Pat Fontes is running for United States Senate
On Saturday, April 28, I attended a Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Town Hall Event and had an opportunity to ask the Senator two questions: first, “Why were you one of the ten Democratic Senators who voted in favor of the ridiculously enormo...
Mario Méndez is running for House District 13
Mario Méndez is running for the District 13 (Providence, Johnston) House seat currently held by Ramon Perez, and before that by John Carnevale. I spoke to Méndez by phone. We started by talking about the letter from Carnevale to some of...
John Carnevale has been acting like a Representative in District 13, even though he isn't one
John Carnevale, who was last week revealed to be considering a run for Representative in District 13, an elected position he lost due to accusations that he did not maintain a legal residence within the district, has been sending letters...