28 legislative contests on R.I. primary ballot
By Randal Edgar, The Providence Journal, R.I. | |
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In other cases, any common ground is superseded by more political concerns, such as who has been endorsed by whom.
All told, voters in
Among the races to watch is the
The race is unique in this sense: It is the only one in which House Speaker
Cimini, 38, a
McKiernan, 48, a self-employed lawyer, said he is running because the middle class in
The solution, he said, is for lawmakers to make
"We have a certain predictable current, volume of water, that goes up and down the Bay twice a day," he said. "Why don't we have the world's leading companies out there that are developing the technology?"
McKiernan says Cimini has been focused more on social issues than helping businesses or the middle class, but Cimini says that is misleading.
She points to her support for legislation that provides job training, links education leaders with business and industry leaders, and speeds up the permitting process for residential and smaller commercial projects. She also cited her support for a bill that would have allowed companies to avoid the corporate tax for their "first couple of years" as well as legislation that eliminates the wait for temporary disability insurance benefits.
"I support our economy by supporting families and by giving people the skills to get back to work," she said.
McKiernan won Mattiello's support after approaching him and asking for it, Mattiello said in a recent statement. "Like me, he is a moderate," Mattiello said of McKiernan.
Cimini said she has "read that the speaker feels that he and I don't share the same viewpoints," but she said she has been getting a "great response" from voters as she knocks on doors -- something all the primary candidates seem to be doing.
In another hard-fought House race, three Democrats are seeking the seat held by
All three support restoring
He said "the biggest issue" he hears about in the district is quality schools, an issue that he would address by rethinking tax cuts "for people at the very top" and using the added revenue to restore state aid to schools.
She said
She says education is her priority, followed by the "economy and the health of the business climate." She stops short of naming specific policy directions on education, but she says the goal is to "develop a system that has very high expectations and standards for teachers and for student learning." On the economy, she said she supports "anything that we can do to become more competitive."
Each primary race has its own dynamics.
In
San Bento, who is retiring after 22 years, supports Clark, 29, a staff member at the
Clark said he wants to restore
Tobon, 32, an "insurance professional" at Troy, Pires & Allen, in
Over in
Goldin, 43, the strategic initiatives officer at the
Wall, 52, a Realtor and former press secretary and TV reporter, describes himself as a social progressive who supports streamlining business regulations, broadening and lowering the sales tax and boosting state aid to cities and towns by finding other savings in the state budget.
He said he is challenging a fellow Democrat because he didn't know in 2012 that then-Sen.
Goldin, in turn, questions the support Wall has received from the
While most of the primaries feature Democrats, there are three featuring Republicans, including one in
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