Ted Nesi reports that Rhode Island’s general-election campaign has been unusually quiet, while Senate negotiations over permitting reform put Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at the center of a potential bipartisan deal. The newsletter also recaps local races, congressional activity and a poll on Rhode Islanders’ views of past wars.
Representative who joined Jeffries at a health care event and fundraiser
ALSO MENTIONED Aaron Guckian, Republican candidate for Rhode Island governor; David Morales, Rhode Island politician whose rent-control plan came up in the debate; Helena Foulkes, Candidate for Rhode Island governor; James Diossa, Rhode Island general treasurer running for reelection; Joe Garrahy, Former Rhode Island governor cited as historical campaign context; John Chafee, Former U.S. senator cited in a historical election comparison; John Loughlin, Republican challenger in the Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s race; Julie Michaelson, Democratic Senate candidate in the 1982 election cited for historical context; Ken Block, Independent candidate for Rhode Island governor; Kerry Healey, Honorary co-chair of the Massachusetts ballot-question effort; Micholas Credle, Republican challenger for Rhode Island treasurer; Sabina Matos, Democratic incumbent in the Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s race
Representative who joined Jeffries at a health care event and fundraiser
ALSO MENTIONED Aaron Guckian, Republican candidate for Rhode Island governor; David Morales, Rhode Island politician whose rent-control plan came up in the debate; Helena Foulkes, Candidate for Rhode Island governor; James Diossa, Rhode Island general treasurer running for reelection; Joe Garrahy, Former Rhode Island governor cited as historical campaign context; John Chafee, Former U.S. senator cited in a historical election comparison; John Loughlin, Republican challenger in the Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s race; Julie Michaelson, Democratic Senate candidate in the 1982 election cited for historical context; Ken Block, Independent candidate for Rhode Island governor; Kerry Healey, Honorary co-chair of the Massachusetts ballot-question effort; Micholas Credle, Republican challenger for Rhode Island treasurer; Sabina Matos, Democratic incumbent in the Rhode Island lieutenant governor’s race
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