NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — Narragansett residents will head to the voting booth early this year as 13 candidates have declared in the race for Town Council. Voters will narrow a field that includes three incumbents down to 10 candidates overall on September 10, with the winners advancing to the November 5 general election ballot.
Current Town Council President Ewa Dzwierzynski will be joined by Jill Lawler and Steven Ferrandi in seeking another term in office while newcomers Catherine E. Canavan, Jason S. Colonies, Anthony John D’Ellena, James Patrick Durkin, Rupert H. Friday II, Winters Baker Hames III, Tony Jones, Alexander T. Menzies, Ryan J. Torrealday and Donna Marie Vignali all seek an open seat on the board.
Council members Susan Cicilline-Buonanno and Deborah Kopech each declined to seek re-election on the board.
The Independent reached out this week to each filer to ask for a brief statement about their reasons for seeking election or re-election to a seat.
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