Everything You Need to Know

What IS Required:

• You must be a registered voter 
• You must have fire in the belly for positive change

What is NOT Required:

• You DO NOT need a degree
• You DO NOT need to be a parent
• You DO NOT need to be rich/wealthy
• You DO NOT need past experience in government/politics
• You DO NOT need to have lived in NK your whole life

Advantages

• Being informed
• Being pissed off with local leadership and education

The following seats in local government are up for grabs:

• 5 seats for NK Town Council
• 2 seats for NK School Committee
• 4 seats for General Assembly:
• House District – 31, House District – 32
• Senate District – 35, Senate District – 36
• Republican Committee (NKGOP) Membership 

TOWN: Estimated Time Commitment
North Kingstown is presently an At-Large Race for local office. This means the highest vote getters win. You are not restricted to the boundaries of your voting precinct for voting support. Both seats receive a stipend of $3,800/year and you are eligible to direct $$$ to the FSA and to participate in the Town’s group health insurance.

Town Council 

• Two Monday nights per month from September-June
• One Monday night per month from July-August
• Meetings run approximately 2-4 hours

School Committee 

• Two Tuesday night’s per month 
• Meetings run approximately 2-4 hours.  

STATE: Estimated Time Commitment
General Assembly – The best candidates for these seats are typically self-employed professionals with flexibility of their time including but not limited to attorneys, financial professionals, Sales Reps and small local business owners. Both seats pay $16,636/year and are eligible to participate in the State’s group health insurance. They also have a $300/mo mileage allowance.

• Meets 3 evenings/week (Tues-Thurs) from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. in Providence at the State House.  
• The General Assembly is in session for 22 weeks of the year, usually January – June. 

Why be a Republican Committee Member?
To have voting rights within the Republican Committee, you must declare yourself a member the same as a candidate. Once declared a committee member, you are entitled to:

• Voting rights on committee issues
• To hold officer/leadership role in the committee
• Voting rights to endorse local, state and federal candidates 
• Voting rights to endorse or reject local and state referenda
• Eligible for nomination to be a delegate at the State and National Caucuses

Dates and Deadlines 

Declarations deadlines include Republican Committee Membership

• If you need to update your voter affiliation, you must do so no less than 90 days before filing your declaration of candidacy – including Republican Committee Membership. For 2022, if you are unaffiliated (independent) but intend on running as a Republican, you MUST make that change prior to March 26, 2022.
• Declaring your intent to run for a local office with the Board of Canvassers: June 27 – June 29, 2022.
• Nominations for Office are due Mid-July – Approximately two weeks after you declare your intent to run for office with the Board of Canvassers, you are required to submit your nominations (a petition if you will of local voters supporting your candidacy).
  • *50 signatures are required for Town and School
  • *100 signatures are required for General Assembly
• Tuesday November 8th – Election Day
• Monday December 5th – Swearing-in Oath of Office Ceremony

What Happens After Declarations

*Getting your signatures together is a checkpoint where the NKGOP will assist you. We will host a signing event and advertise it to collect the necessary signatures for you. This is a meet and greet opportunity with your supporters. This is also a fundraising opportunity for your campaign. The NKGOP membership will assist in distributing lawn signs, hosting/attending fundraisers and campaigning. The website and social media marketing will play a larger role in campaign strategy than ever before. NKGOP executive leadership will coach each candidate through the entire election season. The NKGOP is committed to fundraising to support our endorsed candidates with their campaign expenses.  

If not you, then who?  

We need candidates to run for office.  If you or someone you know is interested in running and wearing the Republican Team Jersey. We can’t affect the change we want by sitting on the sidelines.