As Rhode Island readies for early voting next week, the National Education Association Rhode Island Political Action Committee for Education (NEARI-PACE) today announced their list of endorsed candidates for the 2026 General Election.
“Now as we turn to the general election, NEARI is proud to support Helena Foulkes. She understands that strong public schools, respect for working people, and economic opportunity go hand in hand, and we look forward to working with her to move Rhode Island forward,” said NEARI-PACE chair and NEARI Vice President Amy Mullen.
“From local school committee and General Assembly to U.S. Congress, it is critical that voters go to the polls and support pro-public education, pro-worker candidates,” she continued.
The full list of endorsements is available at www.neari.org/votes
U.S. Congress
Senator Jack Reed
Congressman Gabe Amo – Dist. 1
Congressman Seth Magaziner – Dist. 2
Governor
Helena Buonanno Foulkes
Lieutenant Governor
Sabina Matos
Treasurer
James Diossa
Secretary of State
Gregg Amore
Attorney General
Kim Ahern
R.I. Senate
Dist. 5 Senator Sam Bell
Dist. 14 Senator Val Lawson
Dist. 17 Nelly Burdette
Dist. 33 Senator Leonidas Raptakis
Dist. 34 Sam Wilcox
Dist. 38 Senator Victoria Gu
R.I. House of Representatives
Dist. 5 Anthony DeSimone
Dist. 15 Colleen Crudele
Dist. 18 Rep. Art Handy
Dist. 22 Zak Pereira
Dist. 23 Bill Muto
Dist. 27 Angela Coburn
Dist. 33 Rep. Carol Hagen McEntee
Dist. 35 Rep. Kathy Fogarty
Dist. 37 Rep. Sam Azzinaro
Dist. 39 Rep. Megan Cotter
Dist. 53 Suzy Alba
Dist. 67 Nicole Jellinek
The National Education Association Rhode Island (NEARI) is a union and professional organization with a proud history of serving Rhode Island since 1845. NEARI is 12,000 members strong, we are classroom teachers; education support professionals; higher education faculty, staff, and graduate assistants; municipal and state workers; and retirees. We are affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA) and RI AFL-CIO. Learn more at www.neari.org.
