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February 2026

Meet your 2026 candidates!

Wednesday, March 4, 6:00 PM CDTC Meeting with AG candidate Kim Ahern LG candidate Sue AnderBois   Join the Charlestown Democratic Town Committee for conversation with Kim Ahern and Sue AnderBois   Meeting will be held at the Charlestown Police station 6 PM   We'll be hosting other candidates for statewide races on future dates, so subscribe and follow our socials below.

About Kim: A trusted prosecutor for nine years, Kim served as a Special Assistant Attorney General under three Rhode Island attorneys general. She fought to uphold the law, prosecuting over 1,000 cases in what is now known as the Special Victims Unit, as well as environmental crimes to protect Rhode Islanders’ air and water. She served as the Attorney General’s representative on the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice and Bias and worked closely with the office’s Civil Division.   Kim went on to serve as a senior counselor to Rhode Island’s last two governors. Kim was a trusted advisor on a range of policy and legal matters, including juvenile justice reform, reentry support, and housing.   When COVID hit Rhode Island, Kim helped lead the state’s response, including efforts to provide food, housing, and other supports to the state’s most vulnerable populations.   Most recently, Governor McKee appointed Kim as the first-ever Chairperson of the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission. From 2023 to 2025, Kim successfully built a new, independent state agency, balancing economic opportunity with public health safeguards. She oversaw the regulation, licensing, and enforcement of adult-use and medical cannabis in a way that was safe, transparent, and equitable.   delete   About Sue: Currently Deputy Majority Whip of the Providence City Council, where she is also chair of the Special Committee on the Environment and Resiliency & also the North Main Street Task Force. She is a member of the Finance Committee, HOPE Committee, a Commissioner of the Providence Parks, and Vice Chair of the City Property Committee.    Sue's career has largely focused on energy policy and local food systems. She most recently was the Northeast Director of Climate and Energy for The Nature Conservancy, and prior to that was Rhode Island's first "food czar" in the Raimondo Administration, where she wrote and implemented RI's first food strategy Relish Rhody. She has served on many boards and commissions, including as a current appointee on the RI Energy Efficiency Council. She previously served as Chair of the Providence Sustainability Commission, was a founding board member of the Local Return, and was a board member of Farm Fresh RI, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Southside Community Land Trust, and the RI Food Policy Council.   She lives in Providence with her husband Scott and their dog Captain Ruggles and cats Zeni and Wasabi.  She has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Yale University.   Button

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**In America, we don’t do kings.**  For those looking to keep abreast of local and state resistance efforts, we recommend South County Resistance and Indivisible RI to find out what’s going on and to join some like-minded neighbors.​

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The Charlestown Democratic Town Committee manages the affairs of the Democratic Party in the town of Charlestown, RI subject to RI Election Law, State Party rules and its own bylaws. We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM at the Charlestown Police Station. Any Charlestown registered Democrat is welcome to attend.

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