Aaron Guckian

Aaron Guckian is an opera singer and trumpet player who has toured nationally as a vocalist and performed abroad.¹ He and his wife, Debbie, have three daughters, and he grew up in East Greenwich with a father who was a union plumber and a mother who worked as a respiratory therapist.²

Guckian earned a music and education degree at Connecticut College, a music master's at Rhode Island College and an MBA at Johnson & Wales.² He began as a public school music teacher before serving as a special assistant during Governor Don Carcieri's two terms.¹

His later work included banking, nonprofit development and leading the Rhode Island Dental Association, where he worked on access to care, reimbursement and insurance transparency.² His civic experience includes chairing the Warwick Sewer Authority board and serving on the board of Blackstone Academy Charter School.¹ He was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022.²

Against Democrat Helena Foulkes in a field that includes independent Ken Block, Guckian emphasizes affordability and how state government operates.³² His Rhode Island Works Smarter proposal would solicit ideas from frontline employees to reduce waste and improve services; he also supports increasing housing supply and improving access to healthcare.²