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Governor
Governor, Rhode Island
November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-4d4486a1
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Candidates
Helena Foulkes
Democratic
Sourced positions on 3 of 8
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Statements and positions
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Helena FoulkesDemocraticAaron GuckianRepublican
State statements
TaxesNo. 1/8
Rhode Island should raise the income tax rate on income above $1 million a year.
Background
Rhode Island's top state income tax rate is 5.99 percent and applies to all income above a set threshold. This would add a higher rate on the part of a household's income above $1 million.
Rhode Island charges a 7 percent sales tax, among the higher statewide rates in the country. A lower rate would reduce prices at the register and reduce state revenue.
Rhode Island should repeal its ban on selling assault weapons.
Background
A 2025 state law bans the sale and manufacture of many semi-automatic rifles defined as assault weapons in Rhode Island. Repeal would make those sales legal again.
Rhode Island should bring back tolls on large commercial trucks.
Background
Rhode Island charged tolls on large trucks at highway gantries until a 2022 federal court ruling halted them, and they have not been turned back on. Restarting them would raise money from truck operators for bridge and road repair.
Rhode Island should keep its legally binding deadlines for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Background
The 2021 Act on Climate requires the state to cut emissions on a set schedule, reaching net zero by 2050. Keeping the deadlines means the state must continue adopting rules to meet them.
Rhode Island should spend more state money to directly fund building new homes.
Background
Rhode Island currently funds housing through bonds, tax credits and grants to developers and local housing groups. This would increase the amount of state money going to new home construction.
Rhode Island should stop covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans.
Background
A 2023 state law requires Rhode Island Medicaid and state employee health plans to cover abortion. This would end that coverage, and patients or other sources would pay instead.
Rhode Island should have state and local police honor federal immigration detainer requests.
Background
A detainer is a request from ICE to hold someone in local custody so federal agents can pick them up. Rhode Island law does not require state or local agencies to honor these requests, and practice varies by agency.