RI-01: Fifteen candidates meet signature requirements in CD1 race
ifteen candidates have made the cut to appear on the Sept. 5 primary ballot in the 1st Congressional District race, according to the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s office.
That’s based on which Congressional contenders met the 500-signature minimum requirement to earn placement on the ballot in the upcoming special election. Candidates had until 4 p.m. July 14 to turn in their lists of John Hancocks to the 19 local boards of canvassers within the congressional district, setting off a two-step process of confirming the signatories’ identities and numbers of signatures. That process was finished at 5 p.m. Tuesday, ending with 13 Democrats and two Republicans advancing to the primary.
They are:
Former White House staffer Gabe Amo (D)
Nick Autiello, a former economic development aide to then-Gov. Gina Raimondo (D)
Stephanie Beauté, who ran for Secretary of State in 2022 (D)
Walter Berbrick, former Naval War College professor (D)
State Sen. Sandra Cano (D)
Don Carlson, a law professor and renewable energy investor (D)
State Rep. Stephen Casey (D)
Spencer Dickinson, a former state representative who ran for governor in 2018 and filed paperwork for the 2nd Congressional District seat in 2022 (D)
Former Middletown Town Council member Terri Flynn (R)
Providence City Councilman John Goncalves (D)
Gerry Leonard Jr., a former U.S. Marine Corps officer (R)
Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos (D)
State Sen. Ana Quezada (D)
Former State Rep. J. Aaron Regunberg (D)
Allen Waters, a perennial candidate and Republican turned Democrat (D)
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