State Sen. Jessica de la Cruz (R-North Smithfield), one of three Republicans seeking an open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District, is my guest this week on Political Roundtable.

The topics include:

  • de la Cruz’s argument for why she’s the best Republican choice compared with former state Rep. Bob Lancia and former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung;
  • Whether the top U.S. House Republican, Kevin McCarthy, made the right choice by voting against certifying the 2020 presidential election;
  • What de la Cruz would attempt to do to help struggling Rhode Islanders;
  • Whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases involving January 6;
  • and much more.

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...