Know who you're voting for.

Republican candidate for governor

Aaron Guckian's campaign describes him as a lifelong Rhode Islander with roots in East Greenwich and experience in government, banking, nonprofits, education, and health care. He says he is running to make the state more affordable and more open to business.

• He says he would expand housing, reduce construction barriers, and lower utility and health-care costs.
• He says the campaign would invest in public schools, teacher support, and vocational and technical programs tied to local employers.
• He says he would expand training and incentives so the state has more primary-care doctors and dentists, and he calls for targeted tax relief and less wasteful spending.

aaronforri.com

Former CVS retail president running for governor

Helena Foulkes's campaign says she is a lifelong Rhode Islander who spent 25 years at CVS and became president of its retail division. It says that as retail president she worked to lower prescription prices and took tobacco off the shelves.

• She says she would create good-paying jobs and make Rhode Island more affordable, and she criticizes the state's handling of housing and the Washington Bridge.
• She says she would push back against federal funding cuts aimed at states like Rhode Island.
• Her plans page lists health care, jobs, child care and transportation, career and technical education, and a housing program called Rhode Home.

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Independent candidate for governor

Kenneth Block is running for governor as an independent. His site says he wants the state government held accountable for waste, failed projects, and rising taxes.

• He says the state budget is about $15 billion and that residents are not getting services that match what they pay.
• He points to the Washington Bridge and large technology projects as examples of agencies repeating mistakes.
• He says his focus is accountability, fixing broken processes, and results for residents.

blockforgovernor.com

Independent candidate for governor

Jasjit Gotra, who goes by Jay, is running as an independent. His site says he founded companies, including Alliance Security, and that he would treat the state budget like a business profit-and-loss statement.

• He says he would cut waste, fully fund teacher and firefighter pensions, and make the state easier for businesses.
• He says he would end the state tax on Social Security within two years.
• His listed plans include cutting energy costs, teaching artificial intelligence in every high school by 2028, capping out-of-pocket health costs, and building 20,000 housing units in four years.

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Independent candidate for governor

The site for C. Reynolds calls the campaign Reynolds for Governor and describes an independent voice from Providence. Its slogan is change you can put in your pocket.

• The site contrasts Rhode Island's state budget with New Hampshire's and says Rhode Islanders pay far more per person for government.
• It frames the campaign as returning money to residents under the banner of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Republican candidate for lieutenant governor

John Loughlin's site says he was raised in Rhode Island and educated in the Portsmouth and Lincoln public schools. It says he attended Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island, where he was a student firefighter, and later earned a bachelor of science degree from Excelsior University.

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Lieutenant governor

Sabina Matos's campaign says she is lieutenant governor and grew up working in Providence. She says her focus is making the state a place where families can get ahead.

• She says she is pushing legislation to stop grocery price gouging and to bring more grocery stores into neighborhoods that need them.
• She says she has fought for affordable housing since her time on the Providence City Council.
• She says she will defend reproductive freedom and the right to vote, and that every Rhode Islander should feel safe at home.

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

Raymond McKay's campaign says he is a native Rhode Islander born in Providence who lives in Warwick. It says he is the father of four and has 13 grandchildren.

• His Right Direction program says it would restore constitutional promises and the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
• He says he would apply common-sense answers so the country does not waste current and future opportunities.
• He says the campaign is meant to secure freedom, values, and prosperity for Rhode Islanders and other Americans.

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U.S. senator

Jack Reed's campaign says he grew up in Cranston, graduated from West Point, served as an Army Ranger, and commanded paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne. It says he serves on the Appropriations and Armed Services committees.

• He says he voted against the Iraq War, opposes the Iran war, and is using his Senate vote to stop that war and other military operations he calls unnecessary.
• He says he wants housing, education, health care, and environmental spending paid for by higher taxes on billionaires and changes to the tax system.
• He says he has worked to bring federal money to Rhode Island for housing, coastal research, Coast Guard ships, Quonset jobs, the airport, roads, and transit.

jackreed.com

Independent candidate for U.S. Senate

Michael Bahry's campaign says he is a native Rhode Islander who has worked as a laborer, carpenter, construction executive, and business owner. It says he founded a Providence nonprofit in 2014 and later earned two master's degrees from Providence College.

• His campaign videos argue that Congress needs term limits and regular turnover.
• Other videos call the war in Gaza a tragedy and argue for peace rather than more bombing in Gaza and in the Russia-Ukraine war.

bahryforsenate.com

Republican candidate for attorney general

Alan Gordon's campaign says he earned a law degree from the University of Buckingham and has spent more than a decade on public-law and constitutional advocacy. He says a party label must not control the attorney general.

• He says he would apply the same law and the same evidence standard to political allies and opponents, and seek an outside review when the office has a conflict.
• He says he would defend religious liberty, conscience, lawful self-defense, and other constitutional rights.
• He says he would focus prosecution on dangerous offenders while confronting trafficking, exploitation, and domestic violence.

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Former prosecutor running for attorney general

Kimberly Ahern's campaign says she was a prosecutor, advised two governors and three attorneys general, and worked as a regulator. It says she lives in Providence.

• She says that as attorney general she would put the criminal unit first and prosecute violent offenders, including murder, sexual assault, domestic violence, and trafficking.
• She says she would expand diversion so people with mental illness or addiction can get treatment while communities stay safe.

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Secretary of state running for reelection

Gregg Amore's campaign says he is running for reelection in 2026. He says the office has worked to expand ballot access and to modernize how people deal with government.

• He says Rhode Islanders believe in fair elections, transparent government, and a democracy that works for everyone.
• He says he will keep building on work to expand access to the ballot and to stand up for residents when those rights are threatened.

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Republican candidate and public-health worker running for Congress.

Her campaign says she was born and raised in Boston, is a mother of three daughters, attended Boston Latin School and Suffolk University, and served in AmeriCorps. She says her career began at the nation's first community health center and grew into public-health operations.

• She says she would lower everyday costs and energy bills, offer tax relief for working families and seniors, and make housing more affordable.
• She says she would cut red tape for small businesses, expand workforce training, invest in community health centers, and support the ocean economy.
• She says she supports a parental bill of rights, curriculum transparency, school choice, stronger public safety, and secure borders.

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U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st District

The campaign says Gabe Amo grew up in Pawtucket as the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, worked in the White House and for Governor Gina Raimondo, and was elected to the 1st District in 2023.

• A seniors plan on his campaign site says protecting Social Security and Medicare is a top priority, including work on the Social Security 2100 Act.
• The plan says he would lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and defend Medicare drug-price negotiation and the insulin cap.
• It also calls for more home and long-term care, fair pay for care workers, and more supportive housing for low-income seniors.

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Marine Corps veteran and businessman running for Congress.

His campaign says he is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, father, and grandfather who built a business supporting working families for three decades. He says he is running to protect the next generation and is not a career politician.

• He says his housing plan would speed homebuilding, empower local trades, and send federal housing funds to working families, first-time buyers, and veterans.
• He says he would work to bring investment home for ports, manufacturers, and skilled trades so Rhode Island has good-paying jobs from entry level to executive level.
• He says elections should be easy to vote in and hard to cheat, with accurate voter rolls and open processes.

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U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd District.

Seth Magaziner's office says he grew up in Bristol, started as a public school teacher, and was Rhode Island's general treasurer for eight years. He says that as treasurer he led an effort to rebuild school buildings and created programs to invest in clean-energy projects, which he says created jobs and lowered costs for ratepayers.

• He says he ran to fight for working people and has introduced bills to lower drug prices, guarantee paid time off, and invest in career and technical education.
• He says he is committed to protecting Social Security and Medicare, protecting abortion rights, and banning lawmakers from trading stocks.

magaziner.house.gov