罗德岛州民主党初选将于9月9日举行，现任州长丹·麦基面临来自前CVS高管海伦娜·福克斯的挑战1。75岁的麦基与62岁的福克斯将争夺该党提名，获胜者将成为秋季大选的热门人选1。福克斯在筹款和广告投入上领先麦基，而现任州长则因华盛顿大桥长期修缮工程陷入困境而面临民众不满1。
华盛顿大桥自2023年关闭西行道进行修缮，原定数月内完成，但工期已延期至2028年1，该桥日均通行车辆数近100,000辆1。麦基表示如果在初选中落败，他将成为自2018年以来首位初选落败的美国州长，以及30多年来首位初选落败的罗德岛州长1。
福克斯曾于2014年至2018年担任CVS药学部门总裁，任期内公司减少了鸦片类药物分配40%1。CVS后于2022年同意支付50亿美元以和解全国范围内的鸦片类药物诉讼1。作为曾任坎伯兰市市长的麦基，如今正在自己的故乡争取支持者1。
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is competing against former CVS executive Helena Foulkes in a Democratic primary contest scheduled for September 9, with the winner positioned as the frontrunner for the general election 1. The 75-year-old incumbent is running for reelection against 62-year-old Foulkes, who has significantly outpaced McKee in both fundraising and advertising spending 1.
The race has been complicated by public frustration over the extended closure of the Washington Bridge, a critical infrastructure link that handles approximately 100,000 vehicles daily 1. The bridge's westbound lanes shut down in 2023 for repairs originally projected to take several months, but the timeline has been delayed until 2028 1.
McKee has warned that losing the primary would make him the first Rhode Island governor to fail renomination in more than three decades, as well as the first U.S. governor to lose a primary contest since 2018 1.
Foulkes, who served as president of CVS's pharmacy division from 2014 to 2018, has highlighted her corporate experience, noting that under her tenure the company reduced opioid distribution by 40 percent 1. CVS subsequently agreed to pay 5 billion dollars in 2022 to settle national opioid litigation 1.
As a former mayor of Cumberland, McKee now finds himself competing for support in Foulkes's hometown 1.
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