With early voting for the Sept. 9 primary set to begin next week, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Sue AnderBois on Tuesday announced her campaign’s first television ad, backed by a six-figure broadcast ad buy across Rhode Island.
The 30-second spot titled “Deliver” was filmed in Roger Williams Park in Providence and shows the Ward 3 Providence City Councilor speaking with a small group of activists and one state lawmaker aligned with progressive causes.
One of five Democrats in the race for Rhode Island’s second highest office, AnderBois introduces voters to her record of championing efforts to lower energy costs, invest in clean energy, build more housing, and make streets and sidewalks safer while framing herself as a candidate who has already shown she can get results.
“I ran for City Council because I knew we could beat corrupt insiders, pass a progressive agenda, and lower your costs. And boy, did I deliver, AnderBois says. “I’m tired of hearing people say it can’t be done. So I’m running for lieutenant governor.”
AnderBois has amassed over 20 endorsements from progressive coalitions and local and state officials including Climate Action Rhode Island, the Providence Streets Coalition, Cranston Forward, and several lawmakers including Rep. Brandon Potter, a Cranston Democrat, who appears in her ad spot.
Her campaign says the ad will begin airing on local television stations next week. Federal law requires broadcast television stations to upload purchase forms indicating how much ads cost and how long they run within one business day of receiving a request from a campaign or super PACs.
Early voting begins Thursday, Aug. 20.
Second quarter campaign finance reports filed with the Rhode Island Board of Elections show AnderBois took in $58,596 in donations in the three months that ended June 30, ending the quarter with $129,932 on hand.
She was the third-highest fundraiser after Newport City Councilor Xay Khamsyvoravong who raised more than $117,000 and former state Sen. Cindy Coyne who raised $62,883. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, who is running for reelection, raised $43,101 while Ross McCurdy raised less than $1,000.
FCC filings show Khamsyvoravong’s campaign reserved $119,890 for 377 commercials across Rhode Island’s major networks and cable set to begin next week. Coyne’s campaign aired two commercial spots on WNAC on July 31. FCC filings show Coyne’s campaign has reserved $10,770 for 45 spots across WJAR and Coastal ABC between Aug. 13 and 19.
Candidates will have to file two more campaign reports before the Sept. 9 primary: one on Aug. 12, reflecting donations and fundraising from July 1 to Aug. 11; and a second on Sept. 2, reflecting donations and fundraising from Aug. 12 to Sept. 1.
Originally published on rhodeislandcurrent.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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