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Rhode Island Poll Shows Foulkes Leading Block by 9 Points
A new Rhode Island poll shows Democrat Helena Foulkes leading independent Ken Block 44% to 35% in the governor’s race, a sharp narrowing from her 24-point August advantage; Republican Aaron Guckian has 10% and has rejected calls to leave the race. The lieutenant governor contest is essentially tied, with Republican John Loughlin at 45% and incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos at 44%.
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About Sabina Matos
Sabina Matos is an American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. She is the first Dominican American elected to statewide office in the United States and the first Black statewide officeholder in Rhode Island.
Everything about Sabina Matos →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- council member, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
- Citizenship
- United States, Dominican Republic
- Born
- February 13, 1974