PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Helena Foulkes dropped some big news Tuesday at the Roger Williams Park Casino: she’s running for governor .

“I’m a leader who has the competence, the courage and the sense of caring to really make a difference in [residents’] lives,” Foulkes told ABC6 in a sit-down interview.

Foulkes previously ran in 2022, losing out to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee in a very close primary, less than 4,000 votes separating her from the governor.

Now they’re set for a rematch in the 2026 Democratic primary, and ABC6 asked Foulkes what she thinks will be different this time around.

“I think more than ever people are really feeling squeezed and pressured in their lives,” she said. “I think even more so now with [President] Trump in office, I think there’s a lot of pressure

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