Providence—Clean Water Action announced their endorsement of five candidates and incumbents for General Assembly who will have primary contests on Tuesday, September 9.

“Rhode Island voters have a real opportunity to support environmental candidates on Tuesday,” said Sheila Dormody, Rhode Island director of Clean Water Action. “In addition to bringing back two great incumbents, the primaries give us the opportunity to move three more environmental leaders closer to the State House.”

“Rhode Island needs more leaders who will take action to protect our environment and bring green jobs to the state. In the coming session, the general assembly will need to take action to prevent diesel pollution, protect our water supply and curb global warming pollution,” said Dormody. “These candidates have earned Clean Water Action’s endorsement.”

State Representative Candidates

2      David Segal (East Providence, Providence)

11    Grace Diaz  (Providence)

28    Bill Hall (Coventry)

51    Chris Fierro (Woonsocket)

State Senate Candidate

31    David Bennett (Warwick)

The grassroots environmental group is contacting its members in these districts by going door-to-door, making phone calls, and mailing letters to urge them to vote for environmental candidates.

The organization expects to make another round of endorsements for the general election.

Clean Water Action has been working since 1972 for clean, safe and affordable drinking water, prevention of health threatening pollution, and empowerment of people to make democracy work. Clean Water Action has over 1,200,000 members nation-wide including over 30,000 Rhode Islanders.