Does it matter where campaign donors live? Depends which gubernatorial candidate you ask

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 1,243

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Still behind in campaign fundraising, Gov. Dan McKee’s campaign is accusing his main rival of “trying to purchase the election.”

Preliminary quarterly fundraising numbers — and later, mandated reports — for both campaigns reveal a widening cash gap between McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes. The governor raised over $210,000 in the final three months of 2025, ending the year with $1.1 million cash on hand after spending over $124,000, according to the campaign …

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