Helena Buonanno Foulkes
American businesswoman (born 1964)
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Digitas Photos · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Races
- 2026 · Governor, RI · General · Democratic · on the ballot
Background
Helena Grace Buonanno Foulkes is an American businesswoman and politician. She was the chief executive officer of Hudson's Bay Company and a marketing executive at CVS Pharmacy.
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A member of the Democratic Party, Foulkes unsuccessfully ran for governor of Rhode Island in 2022 before winning the nomination in 2026, both times challenging incumbent governor Dan McKee for the Democratic nomination.
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Sources
- Portrait — Digitas Photos · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-26 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Foulkes
- Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21067177
- Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375643714
- photo_curated — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Foulkes
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