Republicans are riding high in Washington, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and the House. Back here in Rhode Island, the GOP faces a very different situation. The party holds just 14 of 113 legislative seats -- a number that remained unchanged after November’s elections. One bright spot for the local GOP: the Republican leader in the Rhode Island Senate, Jessica de la Cruz. She’s among the most visible members of her party in the state and she offered a sharp response to Democratic Governor Dan McKee’s State of the State address last month. But de la Cruz has not been able to build the Republican presence in the Senate and it’s unclear who will represent the GOP in the fast-approaching 2026 race for governor. So what are de la Cruz’s plans? Can she form her critique of McKee into legislation? And what does she have to say about Democrats’ voluminous criticism of President Trump? This week on Political Roundtable, I’m going in-depth with Rhode Island Senate GOP Leader Jessica de la Cruz.

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