Our process is laborious but gives us confidence in the results. If you are a Rhode Island voter and climate change is an important issue to you, then please consider these endorsements when you head to the polls on Tuesday, September 13 and Tuesday, November 8.<\/p>\n
Use this page to look up your district numbers and polling location.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please read our full endorsement statement of Nellie Gorbea for Governor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Please read our full endorsement statement for the Lieutenant Governor’s race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Campaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Campaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Please read our full endorsement statement for Seth Magaziner for Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n CARI likes candidates who talk a good game on climate, but we love candidates who actually deliver. Majority Leader Blazejewski is, in his own words, “the fossil fuel industry’s worst nightmare.” He strongly and vocally supported our 2021 and 2022 top priority bills\u2014the Act On Climate and the 100% Renewable Energy Standard\u2014and deserves credit for shepherding them into law. With the Act On Climate, in particular, he was its lead sponsor for several years before the year it passed, and he personally led the House floor debate during final passage. He was also instrumental in blocking the pyrolysis bill that would have expedited a new polluting facility in the Port of Providence. Going forward, Leader Blazejewski says “climate is more important than ever” and is prioritizing Act On Climate implementation. We offer him our enthusiastic endorsement.<\/p>\n Campaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n Campaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a first for CARI, we are endorsing the sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Joe Shekarchi. In his first two years leading the chamber, Speaker Shekarchi chalked up significant accomplishments, including:<\/p>\n In 2023, the Speaker plans to host an international climate conference here in Rhode Island, under the auspices of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. His goal is to tout Rhode Island’s climate laws and get other states to copy them. This may actually be the biggest thing Rhode Island can do for the global climate \u2014 magnifying our impact beyond our own state’s footprint. Meeting the Act On Climate’s 2030 targets will require more ambitious bills to be passed, particularly addressing transportation emissions. We believe the Speaker who passed Act On Climate will also do what’s necessary to implement it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020, when he ran for Senate. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n CARI is proud to endorse our group’s former Politics Chair, Alex Kithes. CARI previously endorsed Alex in his 2020 run for Woonsocket City Council. As a long-time activist, community organizer and former Woonsocket City Council seat holder he’s running to bring that experience to the General Assembly and help pass legislation that will tackle the climate crisis with an eye toward social and racial justice. By representing District 49 he aims to work for achieving climate goals while striving for better education, healthcare, affordable housing and more good-paying jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020, when she ran for City Council. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Clara is a progressive candidate who supports the climate, environmental justice, and energy policies that are central to CARI\u2019s mission. As an experienced a social worker working with marginalized communities, Clara understands the need for more affordable housing and new zoning and transportation policies that will help our communities thrive. She has previously worked with the George Wiley Center and understands the importance of making the clean energy transition affordable to all Rhode Islanders. We offer her our enthusiastic endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As a newcomer to running for political office Brandon Voas seeks to bring a more environmentally-friendly outlook to the representation of District 57. Brandon looks forward to working with Climate Action RI in helping to pass the future climate legislation that will advance our group’s goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n San Shoppell has been a longtime member of environmental groups such as The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club and Earth Justice. She understands that the climate crisis is a global crisis that, here in Rhode Island, will be devastating to our extensive shorelines. San\u2019s activism put her in the forefront of the passage of the Reproductive Privacy Act as a volunteer for The Womxn Project. Through that work she became aware of the basic needs of the RI community for housing and health care and how environmental concerns intersect with those issues, especially in minority neighborhoods. She is passionate about learning and collaborating on initiatives that reflect on these issues and move RI toward a cleaner, greener future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n (Re-endorsed from 2018 and 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2018 and 2020.) Among her many accomplishments, Dawn built the coalition and led the passage of the Act On Climate in the Senate; she also sponsored, and shepherded into law, up to 1000 more megawatts of offshore wind for Rhode Island this decade. Dawn is a powerhouse of successful climate activism who doesn’t just talk about the stakes of the climate crisis, but gets the job done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Victoria is a Democrat running to bring fresh, evidence-based solutions to the challenges we face in the 38th Senate District, which includes Westerly and parts of Charlestown and South Kingstown. <\/p>\n We are excited to endorse Gonzalo Cuervo for Mayor of Providence. We appreciate Gonzalo\u2019s commitment to decarbonizing the city, improving our air quality, and implementing Providence\u2019s Climate Justice Plan. CARI\u2019s Leadership Team knows Gonzalo has the skills, relationships, community ties, and vision to get the job done. (Re-endorsed from 2020. Read our 2020 endorsement statement.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sue has a long history of getting into the details on energy and climate policy. She served as the\u00a0State\u2019s first director of food strategy and served on the city’s sustainability\u00a0committee. She’s been a policy advocate for clean energy and climate policy and has direct experience helping municipalities in RI prepare for climate change and make necessary infrastructure investments. Sue will bring both wonkiness and passion to city council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n April Brown connects environmental concerns\u00a0towards justice around jobs, housing, and building community promoting green spaces and healthy transit\u00a0in Ward 9. April is the Interim Director of the Racial & Environmental Justice Committee and has worked with the State for its drinking water quality initiative. As an artist, and performer, April brings eloquence to messages about climate and community.\u00a0 April plans to tackle fossil fuels in the Port of Providence and supports local disaster preparedness among other\u00a0issues on the city council. You can learn more and support the campaign at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.aprilforward9. As President Pro Tempore of the Providence City Council, Councilman Pedro Espinal has fought against the storage of Liquid Propane Gas in the City of Providence, protecting the public health of historically underrepresented neighborhoods. He has also spoken out against the pyrolysis bill that would have expedited a new polluting facility in the Port of Providence. We offer Councilman Espinal our enthusiastic endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Providence is fortunate to have an environmental scientist running for City Council.\u00a0 Andrew Poyant\u2019s vision encompasses creating affordable housing reliant on green energy.\u00a0 He supports investing in green energy infrastructure that will result in increased jobs for Rhode Islanders.\u00a0 And he sees the need for environmental justice efforts such as banning the expansion of polluting industries in the Port of Providence.\u00a0 Climate Action RI\/350 RI is proud to endorse Andrew Poyant for Ward 14 in Providence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n CARI proudly endorses Ruarri Miller for Mayor of East Providence. Ruarri is a small business owner, an incremental neighborhood builder, and a longitudinal thinker. He believes that we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use the initiatives from the federal government to empower low-to-moderate income households to make energy improvements to their homes. He is “a firm believer in anti-suburban sprawl development plans” because \u201cmoderately dense neighborhoods are greener and more socially vibrant due to their walkability and organically occurring cultural inclusiveness.” Ruarri would like to see East Providence join Central Falls and Providence by passing a Green and Complete Streets ordinance, and he has a strong vision for an East Providence where two-car households are no longer necessary. He is passionate about addressing the climate crisis, and as mayor, he would “elevate the voices of those that bring experience and knowledge to the challenges we face as a community. CARI’s five regional political teams have researched and interviewed candidates for office across the state and decided upon the following endorsements. If you are a Rhode Island voter and climate change is an important issue to you, then please consider these candidates when you head to the polls on Tuesday, September 13 and Tuesday, November 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":704,"featured_media":1145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/704"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGeneral Election Endorsements<\/h2>\n
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\nPrimary Election Endorsements<\/h3>\n
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\nFor Statewide and Federal Office<\/h3>\n
Governor: Sec. Nellie Gorbea<\/h5>\n
Lieutenant Governor: Sen. Cynthia Mendes and<\/em> Rep. Deb Ruggiero (dual endorsement)<\/h5>\n
Attorney General: Peter Neronha<\/h5>\n
General Treasurer: James Diossa<\/h5>\n
U.S. Congress, District 1: David Cicilline<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
U.S. Congress, District 2: Seth Magaziner<\/h5>\n
For Rhode Island State House of Representatives<\/h3>\n
HD 2: Maj. Leader Chris Blazejewski (Providence)<\/h5>\n
HD 4: Rep. Rebecca Kislak (Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD 7: Rep. David Morales (Providence)<\/h5>\n
HD 9: Enrique Sanchez (Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD14: Giona Picheco (Cranston, Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD16: Rep. Brandon Potter (Cranston)<\/h5>\n
HD20: Rep. David Bennett (Warwick)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD23: Speaker Joe Shekarchi (Warwick)<\/h5>\n
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HD26: Samara Yelle (W. Warwick, Coventry)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD28: Scott Guthrie (Coventry)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD30: Rep. Justine Caldwell (E. Greenwich, W. Greenwich)<\/h5>\n
HD31: Melissa Devine (Exeter, N. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD33: Rep. Carol McEntee (Narragansett, S. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD34: Rep. Teresa Tanzi (Narragansett, S. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n
HD35: Rep. Kathleen Fogarty (S. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD36: Tina Spears (Charlestown, New Shoreham, S. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD39: Megan Cotter (Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond)<\/h5>\n
HD47: Paul Roselli (Burrillville, Glocester)<\/h5>\n
HD48: Paul Jones (Burrillville, N. Smithfield)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD49: Alex Kithes (Woonsocket)<\/h5>\n
HD51: Marlene Guay (Cumberland, Woonsocket)<\/h5>\n
HD55: Clara Hardy (N. Providence)<\/h5>\n
HD57: Brandon Voas (Central Falls, Cumberland)<\/h5>\n
HD58: Cherie Cruz (Pawtucket)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
HD61: Rep. Leonela Felix (Pawtucket)<\/h5>\n
HD64: Rep. Brianna Henries (E. Providence)<\/h5>\n
HD65: San Shoppell (E. Providence)<\/h5>\n
HD71: Rep. Michelle McGaw (Little Compton, Portsmouth, Tiverton)<\/h5>\n
HD72: Rep. Terri Cortvriend (Middletown, Portsmouth)<\/h5>\n
HD75: Rep. Lauren Carson (Newport)<\/h5>\n
For Rhode Island State Senate<\/h3>\n
SD3: Sen. Sam Zurier (Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD5: Sen. Sam Bell (Providence)<\/h5>\n
SD6: Sen. Tiara Mack (Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD11: Linda Ujifusa (Bristol, Portsmouth, Tiverton)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD13: Sen. Dawn Euer (Newport)<\/h5>\n
SD14: Sen. Val Lawson (E. Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD15: Sen. Meghan Kallman (N. Providence, Pawtucket)<\/h5>\n
SD16: Sen. Jonathon Acosta (Central Falls, Pawtucket)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD21: Jenny Bui (Coventry, Foster, Scituate, W. Greenwich)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD22: Melanie Dupont (Johnston, N. Providence, Smithfield)<\/h5>\n
SD26: Eric Asselin (Cranston)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD29: Jennifer Rourke (Warwick)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD30: Sen. Jeanine Calkin (Warwick)<\/h5>\n
SD32: Susannah Holloway (Barrington, Bristol, E. Providence)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
SD34: Jen Douglas (Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, W. Greenwich)<\/h5>\n
SD35: Sen. Bridget Valverde (E. Greenwich, Narragansett, S. Kingstown, N. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n
SD36: Sen. Alana DiMario (Narragansett, N. Kingstown)<\/h5>\n
SD38: Victoria Gu (Charlestown, S. Kingstown, Westerly)<\/h5>\n
\nVictoria currently serves as the Chair of Charlestown\u2019s Climate Resiliency Commission, using her leadership skills and professional background in data analysis and modeling to understand the impacts of climate change on our area and how we can leverage local, state, and federal resources to help our community adapt.
\nRaised in South Kingstown with a long history of community service, Victoria will be a fierce and compassionate advocate for the community and the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFor Providence Municipal Offices<\/h3>\n
Mayor of Providence: Gonzalo Cuervo<\/h5>\n
\nCampaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCity Council Ward 1: John Goncalves<\/h5>\n
City Council Ward 2: Helen Anthony<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
City Council Ward 3: Sue AnderBois<\/h5>\n
City Council Ward 5: Jackie Goldman<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
City Council Ward 9: April Brown<\/h5>\n
City Council Ward 10: Pedro Espinal<\/h5>\n
City Council Ward 14: Andrew Poyant<\/h5>\n
For East Providence Municipal Offices<\/h3>\n
Mayor of East Providence: Ruarri Miller<\/h5>\n
\nCampaign website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"