Election season has hit Rhode Island.
The deadline for candidates to file their intent to run for local office ended at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. While the presidential election remains a main focus for many, changes are coming to local positions of power as a handful of councilors and committee members have declined to file or run for a different office.
Here is everyone who filed by Wednesday.
NEWPORT
City Council
Ward 1
This ward encompasses the city’s North End. Councilor Angela Lima currently holds this position, but announced on June 18 that she would not seek reelection after three terms in the seat.
Hugo Deascentis Jr.
Charles Pattavina
Ellen Pinnock
Ward 2
This ward covers much of the middle portion of the city, with the exception of the main commercial centers around Thames Street. It includes the Broadway and Kay Street Neighborhoods and has been held by Charles Holder, who has decided to run as a at-large candidate this year.
Lynn Underwood Ceglie
Matthew James Grant
Ward 3
The largest ward by land area alone, Ward Three covers most of America’s Cup, Thames Street, Salve Regina University and the entire southern portion of the island starting at Narragansett Avenue, where it borders Ward 2.
The incumbent, David Carlin III, is the sole candidate for this ward, and is vying for a second term. He ran unopposed in 2022 after longtime Ward 3 councilor Kate Leonard pulled out of the election.
Townwide/At Large
There are four at-large city council seats which, unlike the three ward-specific seats, are responsible for representing the interests of residents throughout the city. Incumbents are marked by asterisks.
Mark Aramli*
Charles Holder
Xaykham Rexford “Xay” Khamsyvoravong*
Ian Billings Martins
Jeanne Marie Napolitano*
Stephanie Smyth
Richard Spinney
John Walker
School Committee
This seven member committee is responsible for overseeing the city’s public school system and its finances, including major decisions regarding the new Rogers High School building project. Incumbents are marked by asterisks.
Rebecca Bolan*
Molly Kapstein Cote
Elizabeth Cullen
Virna DeJesus Matos
James Dring*
Sandra Flowers*
Penelope Billington Hunt
Robert Power
Kendra Wilson Muenter*
Stephanie Winslow*
PORTSMOUTH
Town Council
Sondra A. Blank
Michael DiPaola
Philip Thomas Driscoll
David P. Fiorillo
Timothy E. Grissett
Charles J. Levesque
Tasha MacGibbon
Juan Carlos Payero
John Mark Ryan
Tarah B. Woods
David M. Geason
Keith E. Hamilton
Sharlene M. Patton
David G. Reise
School Committee
Emily Copeland
John Joseph Delehanty III
Karen E Marlow McDaid
TIVERTON
Town Council
Michael S. Burk
John Chelo
Craig R. Committo
Denise M. deMedeiros
John G. Edwards V
Blake B. Hayden
Deborah G. Janick
Dennis J. Milbourne
David J. Paull
David Perry
Joseph A. Perry
School Committee
Brendon J. Andrade
Michael C. Decotis
Diane M. Farnworth
Jennifer Joslyn
Kimberly A. Paquette
Jordan Lee Reilly
Jocelyn M. Sherman
State Representative
District 69
Susan Donovan
District 70
John G. Edwards
Christopher Borden
District 71
Michelle Elise McGaw
District 72
Terri-Denise Cortvriend
District 73
Marvin L. Abney
District 74
Alex S. Finkleman
District 75
Lauren H. Carson
State Senate
District 10
Walter S. Felag Jr.
Allyn E. Meyers
District 11
Linda Lee Ujifusa
District 12
Louis DiPalma
District 13
Dawn Euer
David A. Quiroa
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