States Rhode Island Governor
Governor
Governor, Rhode Island
November 3, 2026 · 12 statements · 2026.09.30-dbfda39d
Candidates
Helena Foulkes
Democratic
Sourced positions on 4 of 12
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Aaron Guckian
Republican
Sourced positions on 1 of 12
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Also on the ballot
Ken Block Independent Not researched: below our published threshold Jay Gotra Independent Not researched: below our published threshold C.D. Reynolds Independent Not researched: below our published threshold
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Helena Foulkes Democratic Aaron Guckian Republican
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Taxes No. 01/12
Rhode Island should raise the income tax rate on income above $1 million a year.
Background Rhode Island's top state income tax rate is 5.99 percent and applies to all income above a set threshold. This would add a higher rate on the part of a household's income above $1 million.
With the pressure that's going to come from the Trump administration, it may just be that we have to tax the wealthiest in our state more.
Press quote · Sep 10, 2025 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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using the millionaire's tax to create a revolving fund so that we can get loans out in the market and get more housing produced quicker
Interview or debate · Aug 26, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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Taxes No. 02/12
Rhode Island should cut its state sales tax rate.
Background Rhode Island charges a 7 percent sales tax, among the higher statewide rates in the country. A lower rate would reduce prices at the register and reduce state revenue.
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Guns No. 03/12
Rhode Island should repeal its ban on selling assault weapons.
Background A 2025 state law bans the sale and manufacture of many semi-automatic rifles defined as assault weapons in Rhode Island. Repeal would make those sales legal again.
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Economy No. 04/12
Rhode Island should bring back tolls on large commercial trucks.
Background Rhode Island charged tolls on large trucks at highway gantries until a 2022 federal court ruling halted them, and they have not been turned back on. Restarting them would raise money from truck operators for bridge and road repair.
If there is no way around it, I just won't have a truck toll. That's a simple way around it.
Press quote · Sep 2, 2026 · retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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Energy and climate No. 05/12
Rhode Island should keep its legally binding deadlines for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Background The 2021 Act on Climate requires the state to cut emissions on a set schedule, reaching net zero by 2050. Keeping the deadlines means the state must continue adopting rules to meet them.
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Housing No. 06/12
Rhode Island should spend more state money to directly fund building new homes.
Background Rhode Island currently funds housing through bonds, tax credits and grants to developers and local housing groups. This would increase the amount of state money going to new home construction.
Part of this proposal is a pool of funds with the millionaires' tax, which will go toward giving developers loans while they're living in the uncertainty of getting all their permits and approval(s).
Press quote · Jul 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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Abortion No. 07/12
Rhode Island should stop covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans.
Background A 2023 state law requires Rhode Island Medicaid and state employee health plans to cover abortion. This would end that coverage, and patients or other sources would pay instead.
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Immigration No. 08/12
Rhode Island should have state and local police honor federal immigration detainer requests.
Background A detainer is a request from ICE to hold someone in local custody so federal agents can pick them up. Rhode Island law does not require state or local agencies to honor these requests, and practice varies by agency.
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Energy and climate No. 09/12
Rhode Island should keep its requirement that all electricity come from renewable sources by 2033.
Background A 2022 Rhode Island law requires utilities to buy renewable energy equal to all of the state's electricity use by 2033. Keeping it would leave that deadline in place rather than delay it.
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Health care No. 10/12
Rhode Island should use state funds to keep coverage for people who lose Medicaid under 2025 federal changes.
Background A 2025 federal law adds work requirements and other limits that are expected to reduce Medicaid enrollment and federal funding. This would have the state pay to keep coverage for people who lose it.
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Economy No. 11/12
Rhode Island should have state employees, not private contractors, inspect its bridges.
Background Rhode Island's transportation department relies heavily on private firms to inspect bridges. This would move more of that work to state employees.
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Public safety No. 12/12
Rhode Island should reduce the use of automated speed cameras.
Background Rhode Island allows speed cameras in school zones, and several cities use them to issue tickets. This would limit where and how the cameras can be used.
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I'm here because we're the state of toos. Too many taxes, too many fees, too many speed cameras. The electricity bills are just absolutely astronomical.
Press quote · Aug 31, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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