Foulkes, McKee report record donation hauls as campaign fundraising kicks into high gear

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 1,556

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Dan McKee and his top Democratic rival, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, each reported the largest quarterly hauls of their 2026 campaigns, according to reports filed with the Rhode Island Board of Elections Thursday.

Also growing: the cash gap between the two, with Foulkes reporting $1.1 million in donations in the first three months of the year, compared with $490,000 brought in by McKee’s campaign. Foulkes, a former CVS executive, ended the quarter with …

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