Behind The Candidates

Happy new year and thank you in advance for listening! I look forward to educating you on the bill I’m proposing which includes amending the physical education graduation requirements slightly for high school students. This will help kids with disabilities to feel more connected and increase the culture of schools statewide.

It feels good to be back, talking about big local stories, national stories, only in Rhode Island moments, biggest winners, or losers and predictions for 2024. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane as I discussed 2023.

I share a story in this episode about how it was a fun and fair process approving the payment structure in my fantasy football league and discuss what lessons can be learned from something like this.

It was my pleasure to host this debate for the upcoming special election in the state Senate with my good friend, Raymond Baccari in person at the Rhode Island college TV studio. The election is November 7 and the district includes providences Smith Hill neighborhood. Topics covered include recent news in the race, the budget, Voting, a lightning round, a lot on education and closing statements.

After initially being surprised at the results last night, I am explaining why, after going through them in my head they make sense and people probably underestimated Amo the whole time.

Anyone who tells you they know who is going to win in tomorrow’s primary is either lying or a genius! I break down what I will be watching for tomorrow night as the results come in. Can’t wait to do analysis after this race is over!

This serves as a basic overview of the top tier candidates for those who have not been paying attention to this race. Listen to our forums for more in depth coverage of where all 11 stand on issues.

This is the second session of the forum featuring Gabe Amo, Stephanie Beaute, Spencer Dickinson, John Gonzolves, Sabina Matos and Anna Quezada.

Time Stamps:
Intro - 0:00
What differentiates you from your opponents - 1:00
Addressing gun violence - 13:46
Reproductive rights - 30:36
Economy - 43:54
Lightning-round questions - 54:23
Environment - 1:05:35
International questions - 1:16:34
Closing statements - 1:22:29
Outro - 1:34:30

This is the first of two sessions which Raymond and I moderated for the first congressional district special election. The candidates include Walter Berbrick, Sandra Cano, Don Carlson, Steven Casey, Aaron Regunberg, and Allen Waters.

Time Stamps: Intro - 0:00
What differentiates you from your opponents - 1:22
Addressing gun violence - 10:22
Reproductive rights - 26:55
Economy - 42:44
Lightning-round questions - 54:32
Environment - 1:05:24
International questions - 1:15:07
Closing statements - 1:17:38
Outro - 1:29:48

I recap the historic abortion bill that passed in Rhode Island this week, as well as discuss other bills that may be passed before the end of the session.