提前投票在即 罗德岛州长竞选广告支出激增：工会组织拟砸50万美元挺福尔克斯
普罗维登斯消息：随着罗德岛州提前投票将于本周三（10月14日）开始，州长竞选的广告支出骤然升温。据《普罗维登斯焦点报》（The Providence Focal）10月12日报道，独立候选人肯·布洛克当天推出两支新的电视广告；与此同时，与劳工国际联盟北美分会有关联的一个组织正准备投入50万美元，支持民主党候选人海伦娜·福尔克斯。
布洛克的一支广告主打其选举诚信形象——他曾在2020年大选后受雇于特朗普竞选团队，并对选举舞弊指控提出质疑；另一支广告则主张罗德岛需要更换领导层，广告中他表示「罗德岛需要一些不一样的东西」。根据联邦通信委员会的申报记录，福尔克斯为未来一周预订了约15万美元的电视时段，布洛克最新订单约为2.5万美元，两人投放规模差距明显。福尔克斯目前的广告将自己塑造为局外人，称要让州政府为普通民众而非政治关系户服务。
这场选举共有三位主要候选人：民主党人福尔克斯、共和党人阿伦·古基安和独立候选人布洛克。现任州长丹·麦基在9月初选中败给福尔克斯。上述50万美元工会支出的消息由一位直接知情人士披露；该劳工组织此前曾在初选中投入10万美元支持麦基，其本身尚未正式背书福尔克斯，但其关联的州建筑业工会理事会近日已表态支持她。
最终辩论定于10月20日举行，大选投票日为11月3日。本报道仅陈述竞选事实，不代表任何政治立场。
信息来源：The Providence Focal（2026年10月12日）
As Early Voting Nears, Rhode Island Governor's Race Sees Ad-Spending Surge; Union Allies Plan $500,000 for Foulkes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With early voting in Rhode Island set to begin Wednesday, Oct. 14, spending in the governor's race is surging. Independent candidate Ken Block rolled out two new television ads on Monday, Oct. 12, while an arm of the Laborers' International Union of North America is preparing to spend $500,000 to support Democrat Helena Foulkes, The Providence Focal reported.
One Block ad highlights his election-integrity work — he was hired by Donald Trump's campaign after the 2020 election and challenged its voter-fraud claims — while the other argues Rhode Island needs a change in leadership. The planned television bookings differ sharply: based on Federal Communications Commission filings, Foulkes booked about $150,000 in TV time for the coming week, while Block's latest orders totaled roughly $25,000. Foulkes' current ad presents her as an outsider who would make state government work for people beyond the politically connected.
Three major candidates are running: Democrat Foulkes, Republican Aaron Guckian and independent Block. Incumbent Gov. Dan McKee lost the September Democratic primary to Foulkes. The planned union spending was disclosed by a person with direct knowledge of the plans; the Laborers group previously spent $100,000 backing McKee in the primary and has not itself formally endorsed Foulkes, though an affiliated building-trades council led by a Laborers official recently did.
The final debate is set for Oct. 20, and Election Day is Nov. 3. This report states the campaign facts without taking a political position.
Source: The Providence Focal, Oct. 12, 2026
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