Michelle McGaw of Portsmouth, who won nearly 80 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary in House District 71 this week, is the guest this week on Political Roundtable.

Topics covered in the interview include:

— Why she ran for the General Assembly.

— What difference could be made by an influx of more progressive lawmakers.

— Whether she will support Speaker Nicholas Mattiello for another term as speaker, if they both win their November elections.

— What it’s like campaigning during a pandemic.

One of the state’s top political reporters, Ian Donnis joined The Public’s Radio in 2009. Ian has reported on Rhode Island politics since 1999, arriving in the state just two weeks before the FBI...