罗德岛州州长丹·麦基在本周三的民主党初选中面临前CVS高管海伦娜·福尔克斯的强有力挑战1。四年前在多候选人初选中，麦基曾险胜福尔克斯赢得首个完整任期1。此次对阵中，两位候选人围绕华盛顿桥的修复问题展开激烈辩论。
麦基自2021年以来担任州长，接替被任命为美国商务部长的吉娜·雷蒙多1。华盛顿桥于2023年因关键部位损坏而被关闭1，目前交通被压缩至更少车道，导致通勤时间延长1。麦基声称大桥将于2028年前完成，并指出进度超过巴尔的摩弗朗西斯·斯科特·基桥的更换速度1。麦基反指福尔克斯为不了解民情的精英，而福尔克斯则借此攻击政府未能有效服务普通民众1。
福尔克斯在CVS工作25年，曾任其药房部门总裁（2014-2018），后任加拿大哈德逊湾公司首席执行官1。她声称在担任CVS药房部门总裁期间，该公司的阿片类药物分发减少了40%1。本次初选选在周三举行，而非通常的周二，因州议员将选举日期推迟以避免靠近劳动节1。若麦基落选，他将成为自2018年堪萨斯州前州长杰夫·科利尔败北后，首位在初选中落败的现任州长1。
Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island is confronting a formidable challenge from Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, in the Democratic primary for governor.1 The primary election is scheduled for Wednesday rather than the typical Tuesday, as state legislators moved the voting date to avoid proximity to Labor Day.1 McKee has served as governor since 2021, assuming the role after Gina Raimondo was appointed U.S. Secretary of Commerce.1
The Washington Bridge has emerged as a central issue in the race.1 The bridge was closed in 2023 due to damage at a critical support point, and traffic has since been compressed onto fewer lanes, extending commute times for residents.1 McKee contends the bridge will be completed by 2028 and notes the project is proceeding faster than the replacement of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.1 Foulkes has seized on the infrastructure delays as evidence that government has failed to serve ordinary citizens effectively, characterizing McKee as an elite disconnected from constituent concerns.1
Foulkes brings significant corporate experience to the race, having spent 25 years at CVS, where she served as president of the pharmacy division from 2014 to 2018 before becoming chief executive officer of Canada's Hudson's Bay Company.1 She claims that during her tenure at CVS, opioid distribution from the company's pharmacies declined by 40 percent.1 This marks a rematch: four years ago, McKee narrowly defeated Foulkes in a multi-candidate primary to secure his first full term as governor.1 Should McKee lose this primary, he would become the first sitting governor to be defeated in a primary since former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer lost in 2018.1
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