Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Sandra Cano wins special election for State Senate District 8
Sandra Cano, an at-large Pawtucket City Councilmember, won Tuesday's special election for state Senate District 8. According to a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party, "in unofficial result" Cano "defeated Republican Nath...
First gubernatorial debate of 2018 missing some candidates
There were no winners or losers in last night's gubernatorial candidate debate. Instead, it was a "get to know you" event in which the four candidates who showed up got to introduce themselves to the pubic. Four of the ten announced cand...
What does it mean to be a Democrat?
[caption id="attachment_6010" align="alignright" width="400"] Arthur Corvese[/caption] The Platform Committee of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) is supposed to be putting together a document that expresses the Party's values for...
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza endorses Aaron Regunberg for Lt Governor
[caption id="attachment_5948" align="alignright" width="350"] Jorge Elorza and Aaron Regunberg[/caption] “Aaron has been a champion for our communities,” said Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza at the Parkview Bakery Cafe on the south side of...
One year ago: Senator Whitehouse on Pompeo
The following was originally published on RI Future on January 28, 2017: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was in the hot seat early Saturday when a constituent challenged him on his affirmative vote for Michael Pompeo as Donald Trump’s directo...
West Broadway Neighborhood Association holds 'town hall' with elected legislators
The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) held their 5th Annual "Conversation With Our Elected Officials" Monday evening at West Broadway Middle School. Attending were Senator Paul Jabour (Democrat, District 5, Providence) Repres...
Townies for Responsible Government supports open government initiatives
Townies for Responsible Government is a small group of concerned East Providence citizens working on making their local government as open and accessible as possible. Organized just under a year ago, the group has already helped bring ab...
Sam Bell announces bid for State Senate District 5 seat
Ending months of speculation, progressive activist Sam Bell has announced that he will be running as a Democrat for State Senate District 5 in Providence. That seat has been held by Paul Jabour since 2007. Bell is running on his record a...
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...