Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes launches 2nd gubernatorial campaign in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE R I AP Former CVS Fitness executive Helena Foulkes communicated her second campaign for Rhode Island governor on Tuesday challenging incumbent Gov Dan McKee in the Democratic primary Foulkes finished a close second to McKee in the primary after a late surge in the polls and a last-minute endorsement from The Boston Globe s editorial board McKee is seeking his second full term after stepping up from the lieutenant governorship when Gov Gina Raimondo was tapped as U S commerce secretary in the Biden administration in Foulkes announced Tuesday that Rhode Island residents are getting squeezed by the state s failure to address the spiraling cost of housing groceries and utilities She also promised to fight what she called the Trump administration s illegal and irresponsible overreach McKee s campaign responded to Foulkes entry into the race with a digital advertisement accusing her of helping to fuel the opioid problem during her time at CVS Source