Woonsocket Mayor’s Race - Mayor Beauchamp Repays Himself Nearly $10,000

Woonsocket Mayor’s Race - Mayor Beauchamp Repays Himself Nearly $10,000

Woonsocket Mayor Chris Beauchamp raised more money than his opponents, and then he received the largest portion of his fundraising proceeds.

He repaid himself nearly $10,000 of his fundraising dollars. Beauchamp became mayor when Lisa Baldelli Hunt resigned suddenly while under fire for a questionable land deal.

And, City employees were significant donors to Beauchamp's campaign, including Police Chief Thomas Oates, $250.

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He paid Democratic consultant Joe Fleming $10,500 for campaign work. Fleming has scored hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting fees from Democrats.

Beauchamp now has $16,641.92 on hand.

 

City Councilor John Ward Closes the Gap

John Ward has now closed the campaign fundraising gap. Ward has a cash balance of $14,841.01

Ward's notable donors include:

- James Cournoyer of Textron $500

- John Dionne $200 - former public safety commissioner who declared himself a "White Supremacist" in 2019.

- Friends of Steven Lima $500

 

Keith Harrison, a third candidate in the race, is under investigation for submitting potentially fraudulent signatures and has raised $20.