2026 Rhode Island Republican State of the State Rebuttal
Delivered By House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale
Michael W. Chippendale
State House, Providence, RI – On Tuesday evening (January 13, 2026), immediately following Governor McKee’s 2026 State of the State Address, Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale will deliver the Republican response.
The State of the State and Leader Chippendale’s Rebuttal will be televised by Capitol TV on Cox Communications channels 15 and 61 for high definition, and on Verizon’s channel 34.
Livestreaming will be available on the Capitol TV website (www.capitoltvri.cablecast.tv ). We will also be posting Leader Chippendale’s remarks on social media.
The Rhode Island House Minority (Republican) Caucus is comprised of the following elected members:
Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale, District 40 (Foster/Glocester/Coventry);
Minority Whip David J. Place, District 47 (Burrillville/Glocester);
Representative George Nardone, District 28 (Coventry);
Representative Brian Newberry, District 48 (North Smithfield/Burrillville);
Representative Robert Quattrocchi, District 41 (Scituate/Cranston);
Representative Sherry Roberts, District 29 (Coventry/West Greenwich);
Representative Richard Fascia, District 42 (Johnston/Cranston);
Representative Marie Hopkins, District 21 (Warwick); Representative Chris Paplauskas, District 15 (Cranston);
Representative Paul Santucci, District 53 (Smithfield/Glocester).
For more information on the House Minority Caucus, please visit