Charlestown Democrats host 2026 candidates' meetings on Jan. 29 and February 4

 

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January 2026

Meet your 2026 candidates!

Thursday, January 29, 5:30 PM Town Hall with Sam Wilcox

“I’m running for State Senate to represent District 34: Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton, Charlestown and West Greenwich.” —SAM WILCOX

Discover why Sam is the ideal candidate to be our state senator and engage in the conversation to help create a stronger, more positive future for our community. Thursday, January 29 5:30 PM Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina, RI

Wednesday, February 4, 6:00 PM CDTC Meeting with AG candidate Jason Knight LG candidate Cindy Coyne   Join the Charlestown Democratic Town Committee for conversation with Jason Knight and Cindy Coyne   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 Jason: Jason was born in Providence, and he and his wife Nicole live in Barrington where they raised their two kids.   A commitment to public service is in Jason’s blood. Jason joined the Navy when he was 18 as a nuclear power operator on a submarine. He went on to get his law degree, and was a prosecutor and special assistant attorney general in the RI Attorney General’s office, and now runs his own criminal defense practice. Jason has 20 years of experience and knows what it takes to get justice.   For the past nine years, Jason has been a Rhode Island State Representative, where he has built an outstanding track record of legislative success and delivering results. Jason led the fight to ban assault weapons, protected reproductive rights and passed laws to make our communities safer and to reform our criminal justice system.   delete   About Cindy: A proud lifelong Rhode Islander, Cindy was born and raised in Pawtucket and attended URI on an athletic scholarship. She served as an RI State Trooper for 20 years where she rose to the rank of Lieutenant.   Cindy won a state Senate seat that Republicans had held for more than 100 years. While in the State Senate, she served as the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, and successfully championed legislation to ban dangerous ghost guns. Cindy also championed legislation to help aging adults.    Prior to the State Senate, Cindy served on the Barrington Town Council, where she served as liaison to the Senior Services Advisory Board, United Veterans Council, School Committee, Bristol County Water Authority and the Juvenile Hearing Board. Cindy is married to Jerry Coyne and they have four children.   Button

Call for Volunteers Your Charlestown Democratic Town Committee needs you! We are looking for active participants who want to help support Democratic candidates and causes. If interested, send a note to info@charlestowndemocrats.org. Please consider joining us!

**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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Rally tomorrow (Tuesday) to call on Senators Reed and Whitehouse to oppose funding for ICE

Indivisible RI wants a commitment

On Tuesday, January 27, at 5:30 pm outside U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s Providence Office, located at 1 Exchange Terrace in downtown Providence, Rhode Islanders organized by Indivisible RI will rally to demand that Senators Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse commit to opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding and push to rein in the agency. You can commit to attending the rally at this link.

From an Indivisible RI press release:

“On Saturday, President Donald Trump’s fascist attack squads murdered Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse whose only crime was trying to help a woman ICE goons had assaulted. This assault on Minneapolis is out of control.

“It’s time Democrats stand up to stop it – and they have that power! In the coming days, the Senate will vote on whether or not to fund DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and ICE. Republicans need 60 votes to pass this bill, so if Democrats stand together, they can block it.

“A growing list of Democratic senators has announced they will oppose this funding bill unless ICE is brought under control and ends its assault on Minneapolis. But Rhode Island’s senators, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, have not yet announced their commitment to joining with their colleagues to stand up to ICE. So Indivisible Rhode Island is rallying Tuesday outside Sen. Reed’s office to send a message loud and clear that we expect our senators to vote against funding Trump’s Gestapo.”