Evan Lemoine
Evan Lemoine (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 8, 2020.
Lemoine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Evan Lemoine was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He received a master's degree from Johnson & Wales University in 2010.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maryellen Goodwin (D) | 96.9 | 7,492 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 7,728 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Evan Lemoine in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin | 79.3 | 1,601 |
 | Evan Lemoine | 20.7 | 419 | |
| Total votes: 2,020 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Evan Lemoine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lemoine's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- ECONOMY. Now, more than ever, we need new thinking in how we solve some of our most complex problems over the promises of career politicians. As a CPA, I understand the needs of our small businesses and want to make sure we create good paying jobs in the state. We need to strengthen our social safety net, increase minimum wage and index it to inflation, and prioritize an economy that can truly grow our middle class.
- EDUCATION. We must prioritize investments in education, job training, and career and technical education programs. We deserve an education system that provides students a fair chance to succeed and supports the skilled labor needed for the future regardless of their family's income or zip code. We also need to stop the train of high school and college graduates who leave this state for lack of job opportunities - I was one of them, and nothing has changed a decade later.
- ETHICAL GOVERNMENT. We need an ethical, open, and transparent government that doesn't make its biggest decisions behind closed doors. Many Rhode Islanders have lost trust in their government to provide basic services because they know access to officials is reserved for the political establishment. I will be an advocate for the people who want meaningful change.
Equality is the fourth big pillar of my campaign and most personal to me. As an openly gay candidate, the LGBT community has a whole host of issues around discrimination, harassment, lack of access to health services, and homelessness that still remain prevalent. That extends of course beyond the LGBT community to many others through the lens of racial justice and equity, so we have so much more work that we need to do. We must continue to actively fight bigotry, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination. Every human should be treated with dignity and respect.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 31, 2020
