Governor
Source: electionresults.ri.gov
What does this office do?
- Signing or vetoing bills that become state law
- Proposing the state budget for schools, roads, and health care
- Picking who leads state agencies
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Aaron Guckian
LostRepublican
Aaron Guckian led the Rhode Island Dental Association, chaired the Warwick Sewer Authority board, and was a special assistant to Governor Don Carcieri. He focuses on lowering electricity rates and cutting red tape to build more housing.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
C D Reynolds
LostIndependent
C D Reynolds of Providence works at The Capital Grille. Reynolds wants energy policy that puts the public interest ahead of corporate interests and a long-term economic plan Reynolds calls the N.E.W.S. Protocol.
Democratic
Helena Foulkes spent 25 years at CVS and became president of its retail pharmacy business, where she removed tobacco from store shelves. She focuses on building more affordable housing and creating good-paying jobs.
Records: Environment and Public Health 5 for, Healthcare Affordability 4 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for
Jasjit S Gotra
LostIndependent
Jay Gotra is an East Greenwich businessman who founded the home security company Alliance Security and the solar sales company Smart Green Solar, which closed in 2024. He focuses on closing the state budget gap and publishing a plain-English yearly report on state spending.
Kenneth J Block
LostIndependent
Ken Block is a Barrington software engineer who founded a company that finds fraud and waste in government programs, and he founded the Moderate Party of Rhode Island. He focuses on making state government accountable for waste and improving schools.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for
Sources: vote.sos.ri.gov2