Roger G. Jalette Sr.
RI
Former Woonsocket City Council president with 16 years on the council who ran Roger's Flower Shop for 32 years. He has called for lower taxes and for raising city revenue by drawing higher-income residents.
Where Roger G. Jalette Sr. stands, based on their records
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (6 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 support · 2 oppose
Cast the only vote against family health coverage for the part-time tax assessor. It passed 5-1.
December 5, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Co-sponsored buying 366 Cumberland Hill Road after the price was cut to $800,000. It passed 5-2.
August 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Voted for the 2022-23 city budget, which passed 7-0.
June 20, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Voted to eliminate the retiree health (OPEB) trust fund in the 2016-17 budget, which failed 3-4. He voted against raising the mayor's salary to $87,000, which passed 4-3.
June 6, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerkshq.com
Moved to cut the human services director's $63,916 salary and the economic development director's pay from the 2012-13 budget. Both cuts failed.
June 25, 2012Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerkshq.com
Cast the only vote against borrowing to buy land and design a new drinking water treatment plant, after his motion to delay failed. He also cast the only vote against leasing City Hall space to U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. Both passed 6-1.
October 17, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerkshq.com
Cast the only vote against the city budget for July 2010 to June 2011. It passed 5-1.
June 21, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerkshq.com
Cast the only vote against building two 880-pupil middle schools on a 21-acre Hamlet Avenue site at an estimated $80.066 million. It passed 5-1.
December 13, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerkshq.com
Track record — General
General · 18 records
Lost his council seat, finishing eleventh with 2,694 votes for seven at-large seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: ri.gov
Sponsored and moved an ordinance renaming Florence Drive as Mayor Susan D. Menard Memorial Drive. It passed first reading 6-0.
November 7, 2022
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Co-sponsored and seconded an ordinance setting procedures for tax sales and tax title assignments. It passed 5-0.
October 17, 2022
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Seconded and voted for removing Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office after a council hearing. Removal passed 3-2, and he voted to uphold seven of nine charges.
October 6, 2022
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Sponsored and moved a charter question letting the City Council appoint the city solicitor. It passed 5-2 and went on the November 2022 ballot.
July 25, 2022
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Voted to override the mayor's vetoes of the 2022-23 budget and a second ordinance. Both overrides passed 6-1.
July 11, 2022
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Sponsored and moved a resolution creating a committee to study a master plan for a New City Project and Canal District. It passed 6-0.
August 16, 2021
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Co-sponsored and seconded an ordinance creating a restricted fund for federal American Rescue Plan money. It passed 5-0.
May 3, 2021
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Voted against reserving city parking lot spaces for Market Square take-out pickups. It passed 5-2.
February 8, 2021
Source: woonsocketri.civicweb.net
Won back a Woonsocket City Council seat with 4,479 votes, placing seventh for seven at-large seats.
November 3, 2020
Source: ri.gov
Voted to require the city to seek proposals for the former middle school at 357 Park Place and the office building at 150 Hamlet Avenue. It passed 4-3.
August 15, 2016
Source: clerkshq.com
Voted against a deal to sell the Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center. It passed 4-3.
December 7, 2015
Source: clerkshq.com
Voted against the 2015-16 property, car and business tax levy ordinance. It passed 4-3.
August 3, 2015
Source: clerkshq.com
Backed asking the state for a receiver instead of a budget commission, which failed 2-5. He then voted against requesting a state budget commission, which passed 5-2.
May 27, 2012
Source: clerkshq.com
Cast the only vote against a mid-year supplemental property and car tax for 2011-12. It passed 6-1.
April 2, 2012
Source: clerkshq.com
Cast the only vote against backing a state bill to help build a waste-to-energy plant in Woonsocket. It passed 6-1.
February 6, 2012
Source: clerkshq.com
Was elected president of the Woonsocket City Council on a 4-2 vote.
December 7, 1999
Source: clerkshq.com
Took the oath of office as a Woonsocket City Council member.
December 2, 1997
Source: clerkshq.com
Past race Roger G. Jalette Sr. ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Woonsocket city, Rhode Island