There is only ONE Democrat running in the September 9 primary
By Will Collette
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| Boisclair sign in front of Jim Mageau's house. Photo by Will Collette |
Here in Charlestown, September 9 will decide who will represent Charlestown in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
It will
feature incumbent Rep. Tina Spears, running for a third term versus
self-described sex crime lawyer Leah Boisclair who is backed by
rich MAGA gun nut Dave Levesque.
Here is her "menu" of sex crimes she is willing to defend from her own website:
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| Rape, child rape, child pornography, sex trafficking, slavery are all crimes Boisclair will defend |
Boisclair is running as a Democrat even though she has no connection to the Democratic Party other than to say she’s a Democrat this year. Her signs are popping up along South County Trail, including in front of the house of Charlestown’s most vocal Trumper Jim Mageau.
Her record is that of running a law practice that takes
pride in representing child abusers, rapists, spouse beaters, bad drivers, crooks
and cheats. She uses her website
to advertise these specialties and to seek more such clients.
Sure, under the Constitution, everyone is entitled to the
presumption of innocence and to legal counsel. But LAWYERS choose who
they will represent.
Even public defenders have discretion under the Code
of Professional Responsibility to decline representation to a client if
they are unable to mount a rigorous defense. In fact, the Rhode Island version
of the Code expressly acknowledges “[A] lawyer is also guided by personal
conscience and the approbation of professional peers.”
Boisclair CHOOSES to represent scumbags. Don’t believe me? READ her own website, as well as the screenshots I have presented taken directly from that site. I was particularly impressed with her graphics in this section on her representation of men accused of crimes against women:
But wait, there's MORE! Here are the other types of crime she will defend:
How is Boisclair different from, for example, a mob lawyer? Or a Trump lawyer? Or a lawyer defending men in Jeffrey Epstein’s circle of friends? Or any other pedo protector? I dunno…you tell me.
I would not want to spend a lot of time in her office's waiting room.
On this alone, I could never support Boisclair. Frankly, why would ANY Charlestown voter want Boisclair to represent then in the General Assembly? I’d rather
bring back Flip Filippi, even though he represented
the January 6 insurrectionists, the Oath Keepers. But as the saying goes,
“but wait, there’s more!”
See if you can find any connection to Charlestown in the Charlestown LORIB PAC:
Levesque uses these PACs to get around the state campaign finance law limiting PACs to $2000 in contributions to a single candidate. Since Levesque controls all the LORIB PACs, he simply cuts checks to endorsed candidates from several of his PACs.
Levesque owns the Brewed Awakenings coffee shop chain and is
a long-time anti-gun control activist. The gun lobby is also heavily backing
his candidates.
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| Support - LORIB Main PAC |
He set Boisclair up with six LORIB checks totaling $10,500
coming from six LORIB PACs. There’s the Charlestown LORIB PAC of course, plus
the LORIB PACs purporting to be from Westerly, South Kingstown, North
Kingstown, Newport and Block Island.
Levesque also opposes any attempt to tax the rich. He was a
big opponent to last year’s “Taylor Swift” tax that imposes a state levy on
multi-million properties owned by non-residents. He also unsuccessfully fought
this year’s “Millionaire Tax” that imposes a 1% income tax surcharge on
millionaires.
His candidates, including Leah Boisclair, toe that line. They
should have a generic LORIB bumper sticker reading “Don’t regulate guns. Don’t tax the
rich.”
Levesque
has targeted nearly every Democratic woman legislator in South County
because their progressive stances. He is bankrolling opponents to our state
Senator Victoria Gu as well as South Kingstown Dems Teresa Tanzi, Carol
McEntee, Alana DiMario, Kathy Fogarty and Bridgette Valverde.
Sen. Alana DiMario and Rep. Kathy Fogarty, both targeted by
Levesque, introduced legislation to close what ought to be called the “Levesque
Loophole” (2026-S
2720, 2026-H
7450) by extending
the $2000 limit to apply to multiple PACs that have the same owner.
Unfortunately, that legislation did not pass.
Finally, Boisclair’s land use legal work ought to earn her
the opposition of the Charlestown Citizens Alliance (CCA), especially this case
that was covered by ecoRI (CLICK
HERE). So should Jim Mageau’s support for Boisclair.
Those are the negatives. Let’s look at your positive
alternative
Why you should vote for Tina Spears
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| Here's where I stand. Photo by Will Collette |
Tina points
to these achievements from the recently completed General Assembly session:
We were able to make life in
our community better by:
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Fully funding library aid
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Increasing education funding,
especially for special education
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Securing funding for the
Charlestown Breachway rebuild
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Passing the South Kingstown
High School bond
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Advancing legislation allowing
New Shoreham to increase landing fees, manage its water district, and better
structure its taxing authority.
I am especially proud to have sponsored and
passed two bills:
The Act on Coasts provides Rhode Island with a roadmap to strengthen coastal
infrastructure in the face of rising seas. Rather than debating the causes, I
am focused on preparing our communities, particularly in District 36, for the
changes we are already seeing along our coastline
The Purple Alert establishes an early alert system when individuals with
disabilities go missing, making Rhode Island one of a small number of states to
prioritize this vulnerable population. In partnership with advocates, families,
and public safety officials, we turned a tragic situation into meaningful
action that strengthens our public safety response and saves lives.
Tina has a long
record of community service, while Boisclair has none. Tina often teams up
with other legislators such as state Senator Victoria Gu to boost her ability
to get bills passed. She meets often with voters in her district. On top of
that, she’s a genuinely kind and warm-hearted person.
Vote for Tina Spears in the September 9 Democratic primary. You must be a registered Democrat to vote in this primary.
And Tina DOES NOT protect pedos.
