Aaron Guckian
Aaron GuckianCandidate for Governor of Rhode Island (2026)
Aaron Guckian is a Republican from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, who most recently led the Rhode Island Dental Association and was his party's nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022. He is the Republican nominee for governor of Rhode Island in 2026, having won the September 9, 2026 primary by 259 votes in a result certified September 15.
Biography
Aaron Guckian is a Republican and lifelong resident of East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He earned a bachelor's degree in music from Connecticut College (1998), a master's in music from Rhode Island College (2012) and an MBA from Johnson & Wales University (2017). He worked as a special assistant to Governor Don Carcieri, at the Rhode Island Family Court (2011 to 2012), at Washington Trust Company (2012 to 2015), at BankNewport (2015 to 2017) and at the Rhode Island Foundation (2017 to 2022), and until late 2025 was executive director of the Rhode Island Dental Association. In 2022, his first run for office, he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and lost to Democrat Sabina Matos with 43 percent. He announced for governor on December 1, 2025. In the September 9, 2026 Republican primary he defeated Elaine Pelino by 259 votes, a result the Board of Elections certified on September 15. He faces Democrat Helena Foulkes and independents Ken Block, Jay Gotra and C.D. Reynolds on November 3, 2026.
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