Ashley Kalus will start airing first TV ad in race for RI governor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Islanders may quickly be seeing the primary TV adverts of the 2022 gubernatorial marketing campaign.

Republican Ashley Kalus — a newcomer to Rhode Island who entered the race for governor final month — is predicted to go on the air sooner or later this week, in keeping with two individuals acquainted with the advert buys.

A spokesperson for the Kalus marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

Kalus mentioned earlier this month she had loaned her marketing campaign $500,000 as an preliminary funding, as she seeks to construct her identify recognition in a state the place she solely not too long ago registered to vote.

“I’ll increase and write no matter quantity is important to make this a aggressive race,” she mentioned.

Kalus is certainly one of two candidates who’ve filed for the GOP nomination, together with Rey Herrera.

Incumbent Gov. Dan McKee is going through 4 challengers within the Democratic major: Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, former CVS government Helena Foulkes, former Secretary of State Matt Brown, and group activist Luis Daniel Muñoz.

Not one of the Democratic candidates have begun airing TV adverts but.