Rhode Island in 2018 Declined Karen Alzate, state representative from the 60th district (2019–present) Gregg Amore, Rhode Island Secretary of State (2023–present) Louis DiPalma, state senator from the 12th district (2009–present) Brendan Doherty, former Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Republican nominee for this district in 2012 Jorge Elorza, former mayor of Providence (2015–2023) Xay Khamsyvoravong, mayor of Newport Valarie Lawson, state senator from the 14th district (2019–present) Dan McKee, Governor of Rhode Island (2021–present) Jeff Mutter, mayor of Cumberland Peter Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General (2019–present) Joseph Paolino Jr, former U.S. Ambassador to Malta (1994–1996) and former mayor of Providence (1984–1991) Clay Pell, lawyer, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education, and candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2021–present) and former Governor of Rhode Island (2015–2021) Brett Smiley, mayor of Providence (2023–present) Angel Taveras, former mayor of Providence (2011–2015) and candidate for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 Republican primary Candidates Publicly expressed interest Dana Traversie, cybersecurity analyst Potential Jessica de la Cruz, Minority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate (2022–present) from the 23rd district (2021–present) Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, state representative from the 15th district (2021–present) Allan Fung, former mayor of Cranston (2009–2021), nominee for the in 2022, and nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018 Declined Robert Flanders, former Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1996–2004) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 John Loughlin, former state representative from the 71st district (2005–2010) and nominee for this district in 2010 Brian Newberry, state representative from the 48th district (2009–present) and former RI House Minority Leader (2011–2017) General election Predictions See also 2023 United States House of Representatives elections 118th United States Congress List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Rhode Island 2023 1 Rhode Island 2023 1 2023 1 Special Rhode Island 1 Special United States House of Representatives 1 Special United States House of Representatives 2023 4