Helena Foulkes
D · Rhode Island · 2026On the ballot
GovernorRhode Island · 2026Top priorities
- Make housing and daily life more affordable
- Fix state government failures like the Washington Bridge and improve schools
- Create good-paying jobs and keep talent in Rhode Island
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Helena Foulkes is the Democratic nominee for Rhode Island governor, a lifelong Rhode Islander and former president of CVS's retail division who came close in the 2022 primary. Her campaign theme is competence, courage, and caring, focused on housing affordability, fixing state government's biggest failures like the Washington Bridge, and creating good-paying jobs. Rhode Island's primary is September 9.
Key voting record
- Led CVS's retail division as president, including the decision to pull tobacco products, and has since worked with Central Falls schools and Rhode Island nonprofits. Served
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