Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
2028 Democratic presidential nominee
$123.9M
NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer Governor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age55 years old (May 17, 1971)
GenderFemale
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationB.A., Harvard University (1993)
Notable personal detailsGina Marie Raimondo is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce (sworn in March 3, 2021) and previously served as the 75th Governor of Rhode Island (2015–2021) and as Rhode Island General Treasurer (2011–2015). She is a Rhodes Scholar and earned degrees from Harvard University, Yale Law School, and the University of Oxford. She has also worked in venture capital, including founding Point Judith Capital.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on large corporations and wealthy Americans (including backing a strengthened global minimum tax and higher corporate rates) to fund public investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and social programs while opposing tax increases on middle‑class families. Endorses enforcement against tax avoidance and using tax revenue to expand government investments that she argues boost competitiveness and shared prosperity.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, expanding access to affordable coverage (including state-level exchanges and Medicaid reforms), and reducing health-care costs through state policy and payment reforms rather than adopting single-payer Medicare-for-All. Emphasizes overdose-response and behavioral health initiatives and has implemented state-level spending caps and Medicaid reinvention to improve access and control costs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for Dreamers and state-level measures to aid undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children; has enacted state policies to help DACA recipients (driver’s licenses, fee assistance) and framed immigration reform in humanitarian and economic terms while not emphasizing enforcement-first measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports legal access to abortion and has acted to protect reproductive rights, including signing legislation that codified the protections of Roe v. Wade into Rhode Island law and calling access to abortion a fundamental right. Opposes rollbacks of reproductive healthcare access at the federal and state levels.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate action and clean-energy investment, including advancing offshore wind and clean manufacturing, integrating climate considerations into federal policy, and pursuing trade measures that favor lower-carbon steel. Emphasizes climate-driven job creation and resilience while working within regulatory and market frameworks rather than endorsing Green New Deal–style wholesale fossil-fuel phaseouts. Has implemented administrative measures to incorporate climate into Department of Commerce planning and programs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, expanding background checks and closing loopholes, enacting red-flag/ extreme-risk protections, and banning untraceable “ghost” or 3D-printed guns. Has used executive actions and state legislation to restrict access for dangerous individuals and to strengthen state-level gun-safety rules.
News
Gina Raimondo is in the news in the context of Democrats looking ahead to the 2028 presidential nomination, as the party weighs changes to its primary calendar. The Democratic National Committee is considering reshaping which states vote early to better reflect diversity and improve candidate selection, and the discussion is prompting potential contenders to position themselves for 2028.
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