Policies that work for the Rhode Island Majority.
Five Promises
The five things Jay will focus on as Governor. Fixed. Non-negotiable.
Run government like a business. Cut the waste, cap the excuses.
Rhode Island is spending more than it earns — every single year. We publish a state P&L in plain English, hold every agency to a budget, and treat every dollar of spending like an investment that has to earn its return. No new taxes. Just accountability.
Full commitment to teachers and firefighters. No more broken promises from Providence.
The people who taught our kids and ran into our burning buildings were promised a pension. That pension is only 60.4% funded — a broken promise from decades of politicians. Honoring it is not optional. We fund it, protect it, and keep the word the state gave.
Cut the red tape. Let businesses come, grow, and hire again.
Rhode Island ranks 48th in the nation for business. That ranking is a verdict on decades of red tape. We cut the permitting delays, give small businesses a direct seat at the table, and make Rhode Island the state where builders want to build again.
Fully eliminated within first two years. Seniors keep what they earned.
Rhode Island is one of only 8 states that still taxes Social Security. Seniors paid into this their whole lives. Taxing it back is wrong. We eliminate the Social Security tax in the first two years — so seniors keep what they earned.
Invest in our people, not politics. Give our best a reason to stay.
We rank 46th in education — and our best and brightest keep leaving. We invest in our people, bring AI tools into every classroom, retrain the workforce for real 2030 jobs, and give the next generation a reason to build their life here, not somewhere else.
Detailed Plans
Six areas. Targets, timelines, and verified data — not talking points.