{"id":3626,"date":"2026-06-26T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:04:13","slug":"r-i-republican-delegates-endorse-guckian-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3626","title":{"rendered":"R.I. 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Loughlin Jr. for lieutenant governor, and Micholas Credle for state treasurer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Republican Party is not fielding a candidate for secretary of state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Victor Mellor, another 2nd Congressional District candidate, had announced on June 21 that he was not seeking the endorsement after the nominating committee recommended Skoly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So convention officials attempted to endorse Skoly by a voice vote, but some delegates loudly voted \u201cno.\u201d Officials then asked for a show of hands, and delegates voted 41 to 19 to endorse Skoly.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Rhode Map<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Both Guckian and Pelino addressed the delegates, seeking their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Guckian, former executive director of the Rhode Island Dental Association, spoke about being the son of a union plumber and a respiratory therapist. He also talked about working as a special assistant to former Rhode Island governor Donald L. Carcieri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier in the day, Guckian unveiled a \u201cRhode Island Turnkey Housing Initiative,\u201d a proposal based on a model that he said accelerated housing development under Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The proposal would encourage public-private partnerships to rapidly develop workforce housing, veterans housing, affordable housing, senior housing, modular housing, pallet-style structures, and other innovative housing solutions that can be deployed more quickly and affordably than traditional approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe are in a housing emergency,\u201d Guckian said in a statement. \u201cThe turnkey model worked because it brought people together, focused on results, and got projects built.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3622\">What we really need is for Jaylen Brown to be like Manny Ramirez and brush off nearly being traded, and other thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Pelino, who was publisher and editor-in-chief of Tigress Magazine, said Republicans should expect former CVS executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes to beat Governor Daniel J. McKee in September\u2019s Democratic primary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, Dan McKee is finished,\u201d she said. \u201cFoulkes is a polished, well-funded, well-connected businesswoman who will come at us hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So, Pelino said, the GOP will need a candidate that will draw a \u201csharp, unmistakable contrast\u201d with Foulkes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou need a real Republican who will stand for something \u2014 someone who gives our voters a reason to come out,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are one election away from socialism in this state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Republican convention comes five days after the Rhode Island Democratic State Committee issued no endorsement for the incumbent governor and lieutenant governor. McKee received 81 votes, while Foulkes received 75 votes, a 11 members voted for no endorsement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pelino also noted that Ken Block, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate, is running as an independent for governor this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s running away from the party entirely. He will be on the ballot in November,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd let me tell you, every vote Ken Block takes is going to be from Republicans, not the Democrats.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3620\">Inside the CDC\u2019s mad scramble to meet RFK Jr.\u2019s demands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP delegates also endorsed Ray McKay for US Senate, Kellie Keenan and Dr. Stephen Skoly for Congress, John Loughlin for lieutenant governor, and Micholas Credle for state treasurer,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>R.I. 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