Lori Urso

Urso previously served as a member of the Westerly Town Council from 2000 to 2002. She has served as CEO of the Old Slater Mill Association and Slater Industrial Archives since 2014, working on historical preservation. In 2024, she managed Pawtucket mayor Don Grebien’s primary re-election campaign. She also worked for a year as director of executive operations and deputy chief of staff to Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa.^[1]

Urso was selected by the Rhode Island Democratic Party's state committee to replace Sandra Cano, who resigned after the primary election to join the Small Business Administration, on the November 2024 ballot.^[1] She defeated independent candidate Cathyann Palocsik.