Newport Democratic City Committee Endorses Helena Buonanno Foulkes for Governor - What's Up Newp

A closer look at Foulkes’ record on opioids

Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes, is shown speaking at at Grow Smart RI's 2026 Power of Place Summit Gubernatorial Forum on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)In 2022, when Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes first squared off for the democratic gubernatorial nomination, opioids didn’t get a lot of airtime.  Aside from a few high-profile moments — a jab in a debate by candidate Daniel Munoz, a controversial TV ad wh…

Newport Democratic City Committee endorses Helena Buonanno Foulkes for governor - What's Up Newp

The Newport Democratic City Committee has endorsed Helena Buonanno Foulkes in the race for Rhode Island governor, the latest show of support for the former CVS executive making her second bid for the state’s top office. “I’m grateful to have the support of the Newport Democratic City Committee,” Foulkes said. “From the cost of housing […] The post Newport Democratic City Committee endorses Helena Buonanno Foulkes for governor appeared first on W…