Two days after McKee, Foulkes fires back with twice-as-long campaign commercial

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 572

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Helena Buonanno Foulkes will hit local airwaves Saturday with the first TV ad of her campaign.

The Friday morning announcement of the forthcoming 60-second spot, already available on YouTube, comes two days after Gov. Dan McKee’s campaign made its broadcast debut.

Foulkes’ campaign is spending just over $95,000 to air her commercial 359 times across all three major local networks — WPRI-TV, WJAR-TV and Coastal ABC — along with The CW, myRITV, and …

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