By Bob Plain in
Rhode Island’s Future
EDITOR’S
NOTE: September 13 is the date for the Rhode Island primary election for seats other than US President. While Charlestown voters will not see any local seat
on the ballot, there is a primary choice to be made by Democrats for US House
of Representatives, District 2.
Rep.
Jim Langevin has been endorsed by the Charlestown Democratic Town Committee. So
please, get out and vote.
The RI Chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsed 17 legislative
candidates – 12 running for a seat in the House of Representatives and 5
running for Senate seats.
“Our political committee based these decisions on a shared
questionnaire with Clean Water Action, sent to every candidate, that focused
heavily on what the two groups see as the top challenges and goals of the
upcoming legislative season,” according to a news release from the Sierra Club.
“The candidates below are the ones the Sierra Club believes are both willing
and capable of creating a truly resilient, renewable and environmentally
responsible Rhode Island.”
The Sierra Club said it will be “adding more endorsements in the
days to come for those unopposed or facing/posing a November challenge. The
below list of endorsements is specifically focused on the candidates involved
in races we have determined to be key primaries.”
- Moira Walsh, District 3 – Providence
- Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, District 5 – Providence
- Grace Diaz, District 11 – Providence
- Lisa Scorpio, District 13 – Johnston/Providence
- Nicholas Delmonico, District 27 – Coventry/Warwick/West Warwick
- Teresa Tanzi, District 34 – Narragansett/South Kingstown
- Kathleen Fogarty, District 35 – South Kingstown
- William Deware, District 54 – North Providence
- David Norton, District 60 – Pawtucket
- Jason Knight, District 67 – Barrington/Warren
- Susan Donovan, District 69 – Bristol/Portsmouth
- Linda Finn, District 72 – Middletown/Newport/Portsmouth
Senator
in General Assembly
- Doris De Los Santos, District 7 – Providence/North Providence
- Matt Fecteau, District 8 – Pawtucket
- Daniel Issa, District 16 – Central Falls/Pawtucket
- Dennis Lavallee, District 17 – Lincoln/North Providence/North Smithfield
- Jeanine Calkin, District 30 – Warwick
Bob Plain is the editor/publisher of Rhode
Island's Future. Previously, he's worked as a reporter for several different
news organizations both in Rhode Island and across the country.