Announcing the Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus 2020 Endorsed Candidates
At a special event held online tonight, July 30, we announced the candidates we are so proud to endorse for the upcoming election. Today was also Civil Rights icon John Lewis’s funeral. His quote about getting into “good trouble” was referenced often.
One of our greatest strengths as a Caucus is our numbers. There are hundreds of us. If we all took actions steps to help these candidates into office, what good trouble we could all get up to together.
Here is what you can do:
Volunteer — phone banking, text banking, lit drops (dropping off door hangs, palm cards and other candidate literature), and canvassing (from a social distance)
Donate — large and small dollar donors add up and make a big difference
Follow, like, and share all these candidates on social media
On behalf of the Caucus, congratulations to our endorsed candidates. Here’s to your successful campaigns!
Our Official 2020 Endorsement Announcement
The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus sent out the following press release tonight, at the conclusion of our special event tonight. We are so excited and honored to support such an impressive list of women.
RI DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S CAUCUS 2020 ENDORSEMENTS ANNOUNCED
[JULY 30, 2020, PROVIDENCE, RI] — The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus is excited to announce our list of endorsed Democratic women for the upcoming election cycle. These 55 women bring an unprecedented level of talent and perspective to their respective races and closely align with the tenets of the Democratic platform. They are committed to elevating women to places of power and to amplifying marginalized voices from all corners of our state. We could not be more proud to offer them our support.
The Women’s Caucus saw a record number of candidates apply for support this year, with 90 candidates seeking Caucus endorsement. Our diverse pool of supported candidates includes mothers, teachers, women of color, members of the LQBTQ+ community, business owners, single parents, and so much more. Each of these women have their own unique lived experience that qualifies them to represent the people of their community with empathy and pride.
In what will likely be the most important election of our lifetime, Rhode Island is fortunate to have candidates who offer such passion, experience, and knowledge, and who are ready to serve their communities. Each of our supported candidates has the ability to improve the life of Rhode Islanders. We encourage everyone to learn more about their campaigns and learn how these candidates can be supported.
Additionally, for the first time, the Women’s Caucus invited men to apply. We wanted the opportunity to identify for our members those male candidates who most closely align with our platform. Though we will not be endorsing male candidates, we will be identifying and recommending support. The list of supported male candidates will be released at a later date.
Please join me in supporting the following women:
SENATE
Alana DiMario — State Senate District 36
Cynthia Mendes — State Senate District 18
Jeanine Calkin — State Senate District 30
Jennifer C Douglas — State Senate District 34
Jennifer Rourke — State Senate District 29
Kendra Anderson — State Senate District 31
Meghan E Kallman — State Senate District 15
Melanie DuPont — State Senate- District 22
Tiara Mack — State Senate District 6
Bridget Valverde — State Senate District 35
Susan Sosnowski — State Senate District 37
Gayle Goldin — State Senate District 3
Dawn Euer -State Senator District 13
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Brianna Henries — State Representative District 64
Leonela Felix — State Representative District 61
Megan Cotter — State Representative District 39
Melinda Lopez — State Representative District 43
Michelle McGaw — State Representative District 71
Deborah Ruggiero — State Representative District 74
June Speakman — State Representative District 68
Kathleen Fogarty — State Representative District 35
Lauren H Carson — State Representative District 75
Susan Donovan — State Representative District 69
Teresa Tanzi — State Representative District 34
Terri Cortvriend — State Representative District 72
Anastasia P. Williams — State Representative District 9
Edith H Ajello — State Representative District 1
Liana Cassar — State Representative District 66
Rebecca Kislak — State Representative District 4
LOCAL OFFICE
Maria Bucci — Mayor of Cranston
L. Maria Rivera — Mayor Central Falls
Carlene Fonseca — City Council At-Large — Central Falls
Glendaliz Colon — City Council At-Large — Central Falls
Tatiana Baena — City Council At-Large — Central Falls
Tarshire Battle — City Council At-Large — Pawtucket
Agi F. Gai-Kah — City Council At-Large — Pawtucket
Jessica Vega — City Council — Central Falls, Ward 5
Lammis J. Vargas — City Council — Cranston Ward 1
Aniece Germain — City Council — Cranston Ward 2
Marlena Martins Stachowiak — City Council — Pawtucket Ward 6
Crisolita Figueiredo — City Council — Pawtucket Ward 1
Alexis Schuette — City Council — Pawtucket Ward 4
Janie Seguí Rodríguez — City Council — Pawtucket Ward 5
Marlene Guay — City Council — Woonsocket
Annelise Conway — Town Council — Barrington
Katherine Anderson — Town Council — North Kingstown
Kimberly Ann Page — Town Council — North Kingstown
Anna Cimini — Town Council — Scituate
Linda Ujifusa — Town Council — Portsmouth
Lauren Cacciola — Town Council — Richmond
Deborah Kelso — Town Council — South Kingstown
Jess Rose — Town Council — South Kingstown
Melissa A. Boyd — School Committee — South Kingstown
Stephanie Canter — School Committee — South Kingstown
Jenni Azanero — School Committee East Providence Ward 3