This year, FairVote mailed its first-ever candidate survey to every 2008 ballot-eligible candidate running for the General Assembly in Rhode Island. Now the results are online. Use the alphabetical list of candidate names on the left to go directly to answers.
To find out your districts and elected officials, go to the Secretary of State's Voter Information Center. The general election is on November 4th. For more information on candidates you can also visit Project Vote Smart's pages for State Senate candidates and State House candidates. Common Cause's legislative scorecard may also be of interest.
Candidates: if you discover any errors please email [email protected] for an immediate correction.
Candidate | Chamber Sought | District | |
Rep. Edith Ajello | House | 3 (Providence) | |
Maryelyn Alba-Acevedo | Senate | 2 (Providence) | |
Rep. Joseph Almeida | House | 12 (Providence) | |
Jasper Bedrosian | House | 17 (Cranston) | |
Sen. Frank Ciccone | Senate | 7 (Providence, North Providence) | |
Tony Cirillo | House | 33 (Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown) | |
Frank DeVall | Senate | 18 (East Providence) | |
Paula DiNucci | House | 55 (North Providence) | |
Louis DiPalma | Senate | 12 (Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton) | |
Rod Driver | House | 39 (Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond) | |
Rep. Frank Ferri | House | 22 (Warwick) | |
Leader Gordon Fox | House | 4 (Providence) | |
Sean Gately | Senate | 26 (Cranston) | |
Sen. June Gibbs | Senate | 12 (Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton) | |
Scott Guthrie | House | 28 (Coventry) | |
William Hall | House | 28 (Coventry) | |
Steven Hart | House | 28 (Coventry) | |
Sen. Beatrice Lanzi | Senate | 26 (Cranston) | |
Timothy Lee | House | 21 (Warwick) | |
Christopher Little | House | 33 (Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown) | |
Thomas Madden | Senate | 31 (Warwick) | |
Matthew McHugh | House | 36 (South Kingstown, Charlestown, Westerly, New Shoreham) | |
Michael McManaman | House | 16 (Cranston) | |
Rep. Joseph McNamara | House | 19 (Warwick, Cranston) | |
Sen. Harold Metts | Senate | 6 (Providence) | |
Sen. Joshua Miller | Senate | 28 (Warwick, Cranston) | |
Rep. Eileen Naughton | House | 21 (Warwick) | |
Jonathan Osborne | Senate | 34 (Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich) | |
Dr. Christopher Ottiano | Senate | 11 (Bristol, Portsmouth) | |
Robert Paquin | House | 19 (Warwick, Cranston) | |
Sen. Rhoda Perry | Senate | 3 (Providence) | |
Paul Picerne | House | 39 (Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond) | |
Rep. Amy Rice | House | 72 (Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth) | |
Sen. Dominick Ruggerio | Senate | 4 (Providence) | |
Rep. David Segal | House | 2 (Providence, East Providence) | |
Christine Spaziano | Senate | 4 (Providence) | |
Rep. Donna Walsh | House | 36 (South Kingstown, Charlestown, Westerly, New Shoreham) | |
Jonathan Wheeler | House | 22 (Warwick) | |
Rep. Anastasia Williams | House | 9 (Providence) | |
Gregary Wright | House | 7 (Providence) | |