WPRI debate showcases a crowded, but not contentious, Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 1,487

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago

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By Rhode Island standards, the Democratic primary for the lieutenant governor’s job is a packed one.

Yet the five-candidate contest for the seat currently occupied by Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has received somewhat scant attention, WPRI 12 politics editor Ted Nesi remarked to four of the candidates shortly before the cameras rolled on a debate taped Friday morning at WPRI’s studios in East Providence.

As if to commemorate the occasion of their first televised …

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