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Newport’s Xay Khamsyvoravong joins 2026 race for lieutenant governor Newport City Councilor Xay Khamsyvoravong is the fourth Democrat to join this year’s race for lieutenant governor.

STORY - Newport Councilor Xay Khamsyvoravong joins the Democratic primary in this year’s race for lieutenant governor. @wpri12.bsky.social

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Prior to this candidacy Metivier has been an independent during his time on the council.

Sen. Reed backs Iran war powers vote, says Trump is ignoring Constitution “President Trump cannot continue to ignore the Congress and the American people,” said Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee.

NEW: @reed.senate.gov will back a resolution forcing Trump to stop the Iran war within 30 days

Armed Services Cmte's top Dem says he hasn't been briefed by Pentagon and doesn't think his GOP counterpart has, either

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The League of RI Businesses has revealed their candidate for RI Senate District 19: Cumberland District 1 Town Councilman James Metivier (D).

Seat is currently held by state Sen. @ryanwpearson.bsky.social (D).

UPDATE: Mayor Brett Smiley's office says Providence's parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28.

Providence is also creating a volunteer snow removal program in an effort to help "aging, disabled and medically limited neighbors who are unable to shovel."

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This will also be for a four-year term as opposed to two-year terms in past cycles.

Voters approved a term limit of two, four-year terms for Woonsocket's mayor in 2024.

Donald Martone has opened up a campaign account to run for mayor of Woonsocket this year.

Currently, the mayor is Democrat* Chris Beauchamp

*Races for mayor there are nonpartisan, but it's known that's Beauchamp's affiliation

INBOX: Fmr. Republican US Senate candidate and fmr. state Rep. Patricia Morgan endorses Vic Mellor in the race for CD 2.

Mellor is running in the GOP primary. As far as I’m aware Dr. Stephen Skoly is also running, but his campaign has been very quiet in comparison.

Brittany Kubicek has opened up a campaign account to run for RI House District 5.

In her CF-1, she lists her affiliation as "Socialist."

The seat is currently held by state Rep. Anthony DeSimone (D).

Formal release announcing Suzy Alba’s (D) candidacy for RI House District 53.

The seat is currently held by state Rep. Paul Santucci (R).

@michaeljgarman.bsky.social (D) formally announces his campaign for RI House District 1

The seat is currently held by state Rep. Edith Ajello

INBOX: RI Young Republicans hire political operative Matt Gagnon as their statewide field director.

INBOX: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announces there won’t be any trash pick up for the rest of this week because of the blizzard. Resumes next week.

From @steveahlquist.bsky.social: Cameron Moquin, who unsuccessfully ran for CD 2 in 2022 as a Democrat, is going to primary state Sen. @samuelwbell.bsky.social (D-Providence) this year.

Ahlquist reports that Moquin is motivated by Bell’s vote to confirm Mike McCaffrey as a District Court judge.

ANOTHER UPDATE - @reed.senate.gov's spox says he will be in attendance at the SOTU Tuesday. His guest will be RI Secretary of State @greggamore.bsky.social.

So far: Auchincloss, Reed are going while Whitehouse, Markey and Amo are not. TBA on Magaziner.

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UPDATE - A spokesperson for @magaziner.house.gov said the office will have "more to say next week" on if Magaziner will attend the SOTU address Tuesday.

Magaziner's guest is United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) President Lynn Blais

Still pending responses to see if @reed.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov and @magaziner.house.gov plan to attend Trump's SOTU Tuesday.

STORY - Tuesday is President Trump's SOTU address, but multiple members of our local congressional delegation will *NOT* be attending. @wpri12.bsky.social

Read more about who isn't going:
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Nugget: @govdanmckee.bsky.social's new campaign manager is Drew Shannon. Most recently worked on Alex Kelloff for Colorado

It appears she has dissolved her campaign account.

State Sen. @samzurier.bsky.social (D-Providence) endorses @keithhoffmann.bsky.social
in the race for AG

Jessica Gomes (R), chair of the Cranston Young Republicans, has opened up a campaign account to run for Cranston’s Ward 2 City Council seat.

The seat is currently held by Councilwoman Kristen Haroian (D).

State Sen. @ryanwpearson.bsky.social (D-Cumberland) may have a Republican opponent.

John Nunes Jr. has opened up a campaign account to run for RI Senate District 19 this year.

RI Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg to retire

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Who will Rep. Serpa support on the Democratic side for RI House District 27?

Her answer - "The individual I will support to succeed me has not announced publicly and I want to afford the individual the opportunity to make a formal announcement at the appropriate time."

RI Rep. Patricia Serpa won’t seek reelection State Rep. Patricia Serpa, first elected in 2006, is the fifth lawmaker to opt out of seeking reelection this fall.

STORY - West Warwick state Rep. Patricia Serpa (D) is *NOT* seeking reelection this fall after 20 years in the GA.
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So far one Republican, Lawrence Almagno, is running for HD-27. TBD on who runs as a Dem.

Full article w/ @tednesi.bsky.social ⬇️

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UPDATE - Mike Imondi says he was intending to run but won't without state Rep. Patricia Serpa's endorsement.

He said it's his understanding that Serpa's support "may have already been extended to another resident within the district."

Currently trying to find out who it is.

Jonathan Coker (D) has opened up a campaign account to run for governor of RI this year.

He resides in Pawtucket, according to his CF-1.

Almagno is a League of RI Businesses candidate and has $6.2K on hand after the latest fundraising quarter.

Imondi previously told me he has "pondered serving in the General Assembly in the past and may consider it again in the future, if the time comes when the District 27 seat is vacated."

ICYMI: State Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-West Warwick) told my colleague @tednesi.bsky.social she is *NOT* seeking reelection for RI HD-27 this year.

Republican Lawrence Almagno Jr. is running. Possible Dem candidate I'm hearing is Providence FOP President Mike Imondi.

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