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2026 Rhode Island Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Rhode Island Department of State — Candidate Election
11/03/2026 - STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
Candidate: Jasjit S Gotra
Office: Governor — Statewide
Party: Independent
Qualified for Ballot Placement: Yes
On Election Ballot: Yes; General Ballot Position: 4
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Founded Alliance Security — bootstrapped, no outside investors.
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Founded Alliance Security — bootstrapped, no outside investors.
Founded SmartGreen Solar — $100M+ revenue, 400+ jobs in 3 years.
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Founded SmartGreen Solar — $100M+ revenue, 400+ jobs in 3 years.
Entrepreneur. Father. Golfer. Rhode Islander by choice, not by birth — which makes it mean more.
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Entrepreneur. Father. Golfer. Rhode Islander by choice, not by birth — which makes it mean more.
Mother. Immigrant. The original GRIT.
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Mother. Immigrant. The original GRIT.
Pramila Gotra raised two children who became servant leaders. One runs for Governor. One heals people every day as a therapist. That is not a coincidence. That is a mother who taught her children — not with lectures, but with her life — that the purpose of strength is to lift others.
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Pramila Gotra raised two children who became servant leaders. One runs for Governor. One heals people every day as a therapist. That is not a coincidence. That is a mother who taught her children — not with lectures, but with her life — that the purpose of strength is to lift others.
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Run state government with a published profit-and-loss style budget, tighter agency spending controls, and regular public financial reporting without adding new taxes.
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PROMISE: MAKE RI PROFITABLE
Fully fund promised pensions for Rhode Island teachers and firefighters.
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Full commitment to teachers and firefighters. No more broken promises from Providence.
Reduce regulatory and permitting barriers for businesses and make Rhode Island easier for companies to start, grow, and hire.
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Cut red tape. Fast-track permits. Make RI the easiest state to start a business, not the hardest.
Eliminate Rhode Island state taxation of Social Security benefits within the first two years.
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Fully eliminated within his first two years. Seniors keep what they earned.
Invest in education and workforce skills with a goal of teaching AI in every Rhode Island high school by 2028.
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Every RI high school teaches AI by 2028. The future runs on code. Our kids should write it.
Reduce Rhode Island energy costs while expanding in-state generation and state participation in energy assets.
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Cut RI's energy costs by 30% in 4 years. We have the resources. We lack the will.
This is not a climate plan. This is not a political fight. This is a business plan — one that treats the Governor's Office as a P&L, turns liabilities into revenue-generating assets, and builds so much power that Rhode Island becomes the energy capital of New England.
$2M fund for Rhode Islanders whose solar investments were stranded when net metering rules changed. Three programs: repair grants up to $5,000, legislative protection for existing Interconnection Agreements, and sale assistance for solar-equipped homes.
Cap out-of-pocket healthcare costs and use cross-state competition to reduce prices.
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Cap out-of-pocket costs. Let cross-state competition drive prices down. Healthcare is a right, not a luxury.
Build 20,000 housing units in four years and reduce zoning barriers to construction.
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Build 20,000 units in 4 years. Cut zoning barriers. Working families can't wait.
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