Starting Sunday - GoLocal Releases Its 2022 Endorsements

Starting Sunday - GoLocal Releases Its 2022 Endorsements

Starting on Sunday, GoLocal will begin to publish its endorsements for this year’s Rhode Island general election.

Click here to see the endorsements for the 2022 Democratic primary. None of the Republicans had viable competitors in that contest. 

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As the state’s only locally owned statewide news organization, we believe that it is important to offer voters in-depth analyses of the candidates.

A GoLocal endorsement is that of the ownership of our publication and is completely separate from our news-reporting function.

This year, in our first time offering endorsements, we have taken the extraordinary step of not accepting any political advertising during this campaign cycle.

This is a significant financial sacrifice, but we believe that it is important for maintaining the credibility and rigor of our endorsements.

 

Editorial Review:

- Robert Whitcomb: GoLocal Columnist and former long-time editorial-page editor for The Providence Journal. He also served as the financial editor of the International Herald Tribune, based in Paris, and as an editor at The Wall Street Journal, among many other publishing jobs.

 

- Kate Nagle: GoLocal News Editor. She previously worked in public and government relations and as a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. 

 

- Josh Fenton: CEO and co-founder of GoLocal. He previously worked for two U.S. Senators, three Governors (two Republicans and three Democrats) and was elected to the Providence City Council as an independent, He has worked in the private sector for the past 25 years.

 

GoLocal will be making endorsements for the following offices: 

Second Congressional District

Governor 

Lt. Governor

Secretary of State

General Treasurer 

Attorney General 

 

If you have questions about the endorsement process, please feel free to email us at [email protected]