PROVIDENCE, RI: Clean Water Action announced their list of 2024 endorsees for the 2024 election this week. Highlighting the list are 3 endorsements in competitive primary races: Giona Picheco - State House District 14, Kelsey Coletta - State House District 42, and Cherie Cruz - State House District 58. The full list of endorsements is below.
“We are excited to announce such a long list of candidates deserving of Clean Water Action’s endorsement. The 2024 legislative session was capped with the passage of a comprehensive ban on toxic PFAS, a massive win for our drinking water and public health, and Rhode Island continues to be a national environmental leader thanks to the efforts of our deep bench of elected environmental champions statewide,” said Emily Howe, Clean Water Action’s Interim RI State Director. "We thank every candidate who filled out our comprehensive candidate questionnaire.”
Here is the current list of 2024 endorsees. Please note that some candidates may still be added.
For President and Vice President:
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
For Congress:
- US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
- Congressional District 1: Gabe Amo
- Congressional District 2: Seth Magaziner
For the Rhode Island Senate:
- Samuel Zurier - State Senate District 3
- Dominick Ruggerio (Senate President) - State Senate District 4
- Sam Bell - State Senate District 5
- Tiara Mack - State Senate District 6
- Sandra Cano - State Senate District 8
- Linda Ujifusa - State Senate District 11
- Dawn Euer - State Senate District 13
- Valerie Lawson - State Senate District 14
- Meghan Kallman - State Senate District 15
- Jonathon Acosta - State Senate District 16
- Brian Thompson - State Senate District 20
- Melissa Murrary - State Senate District 24
- Mark McKenney - State Senate District 30
- Matthew LaMountain - State Senate District 31
- Pamela Lauria - State Senate District 32
- Bridget Valverde - State Senate District 35
- Alana DiMario - State Senate District 36
- Victoria Gu - State Senate District 38
For the Rhode Island House of Representatives:
- Edith Ajello - State House District 1
- Chris Blazejewski - State House District 2
- Rebecca Kislak - State House District 4
- David Morales - State House District 7
- Grace Diaz - State House District 11
- Giona Picheco - State House District 14
- Maria Bucci - State House District 15
- Brandon Potter - State House District 16
- Art Handy - State House District 18
- Joseph McNamara - State House District 19
- David Bennett - State House District 20
- Joseph Solomon - State House District 22
- K. Joseph Shekarchi (Speaker of the House) - State House District 23
- Julie Casimiro - State House District 31
- Robert (Bob) Craven - State House District 32
- Carol Hagan McEntee - State House District 33
- Teresa Tanzi - State House District 34
- Kathleen Fogarty - State House District 35
- Megan Cotter - State House District 39
- Kelsey Coletta - State House District 42
- Paul Roselli - State House District 47
- Brandon Voas - State House District 57
- Cherie Cruz - State House District 58
- Jennifer Stewart - State House District 59
- Karen Alzate - State House District 60
- Leonela Felix - State House District 61
- Katherine Kazarian - State House District 63
- Jen Boylan - State House District 66
- Jason Knight - State House District 67
- June Speakman - State House District 68
- Susan Donovan - State House District 69
- John Edwards - State House District 70
- Michelle McGaw - State House District 71
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend - State House District 72
- Lauren Carson - State House District 75
Clean Water Action is responsible for the content of this independent expenditure. It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it. Contact us at cleanwateraction.org.
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