Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee Faces Rematch with Helena Foulkes Amid Turmoil over Washington Bridge

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge

McKee faces a tough primary rematch against Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive. Four years ago, he narrowly defeated Foulkes. Now, Foulkes has outraised him and is using campaign ads to highlight issues like a delayed bridge repair project.

Nasty Rhode Island governor rematch raises accusations of opioid peddling, nepotism and who's the real outsider

Helena Foulkes outraised Gov. Dan McKee and turned his handling of a $571 million bridge into her top attack line. Four years ago, he beat her.

Nasty Rhode Island governor rematch raises accusations of opioid peddling, nepotism and who’s the real outsider

Four years ago, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was celebrating his narrow victory in the Democratic primary surrounded by supporters, when someone handed him phone — it was his opponent simply calling to concede. “That’s not going to happen,” he said, waving the phone away. “Hang up on them.” Now,…