William Andrew Foley
Democratic · RI · Warwick City Council Member, Ward 1
Warwick City Council member for Ward 1 and council president pro tem, a retired Davies Career and Technical High School teacher and former Ward 6 councilor. He has stressed relief from heavy taxes, better city services and more online access to council meetings.
Where William Andrew Foley stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (11 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 11 oppose
Moved to buy several new police vehicles; it passed 6-2.
July 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved adoption of the $393 million city budget with a 3.86% tax increase; it passed 7-2.
May 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Objected to delaying a Buttonwoods Avenue pipeline contract and seconded its approval; it passed 7-2.
December 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to buy eight new police vehicles after an earlier vote failed; it passed 6-3.
October 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to renew the police department's $68,000 deal for 11 Flock license plate cameras; it passed 8-0.
July 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Voted for Mayor Picozzi's $380 million city budget, which added money for schools; it passed 8-1.
May 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Seconded the motion to reject a call for a special election to cancel further borrowing for the new high schools; the council rejected it 7-2.
February 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to approve a new contract with the city's municipal workers union and seconded the police union contract; both passed with only two members opposed.
January 27, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Proposed drawing $1.3 million more from city savings to replace expected traffic camera revenue, and it passed. He then voted for the $361.2 million budget, which passed 6-3.
May 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Voted to release $350 million in voter-approved bonds to build two new high schools; the council approved it 8-1.
September 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Voted for the $341.1 million city budget with no tax increase; it passed 7-2.
May 26, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: warwickpost.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Moved to buy several new police vehicles; it passed 6-2.
July 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to buy eight new police vehicles after an earlier vote failed; it passed 6-3.
October 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to let the mayor extend the lease for Fire Station No. 8 with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation; it passed 7-2.
October 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved to renew the police department's $68,000 deal for 11 Flock license plate cameras; it passed 8-0.
July 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: warwickpost.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Moved to renew the police department's $68,000 deal for 11 Flock license plate cameras; it passed 8-0.
July 7, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: warwickpost.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Objected to delaying a Buttonwoods Avenue pipeline contract and seconded its approval; it passed 7-2.
December 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Seconded the motion to reject a call for a special election to cancel further borrowing for the new high schools; the council rejected it 7-2.
February 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Voted to release $350 million in voter-approved bonds to build two new high schools; the council approved it 8-1.
September 18, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: warwickpost.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Moved final approval of a zoning change that lets marijuana shops seek permits in general business areas; it passed 8-1.
June 1, 2026
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved final approval to put city borrowing and city charter questions on a February 3, 2026 special election ballot; it passed 9-0.
November 17, 2025
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Moved first approval of citywide zoning changes on fences, drive-through height clearance, and lot sizes for duplexes; it passed 8-1.
November 3, 2025
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Co-sponsored a resolution opposing the 2025 state assault weapons ban bill, then voted against the reworded version; it passed 6-3.
June 2, 2025
Source: ri-warwick.civicplus.com
Won a third Ward 1 term with no opponent on the ballot, taking 4,354 votes (95.8%).
November 5, 2024
Source: ri.gov
Won a second Ward 1 term with 2,502 votes (56.8%), defeating independent Patrick Maloney Jr.
November 8, 2022
Source: ri.gov
Won the Ward 1 seat on the Warwick City Council with 3,175 votes (57.1%), defeating Republican Scott Phillips.
November 3, 2020
Source: ri.gov
Retired from teaching at Davies Career and Technical High School after more than 40 years as a public school teacher, and had served as a union president, a 2020 profile reported.
October 31, 2020
Source: warwickpost.com
Past race William Andrew Foley ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Warwick city, Rhode Island · incumbent