Candidates for House District 49 make pitch to voters
WOONSOCKET – Incumbent Rep. Steven Lima's decision not to run for another term left House District 49 up for grabs for either Democrat Glenn Dusabl...
WOONSOCKET – Incumbent Rep. Steven Lima's decision not to run for another term left House District 49 up for grabs for either Democrat Glenn Dusablon or Independent Jon Brien.Though Dusablon now lives in North Smithfield, he grew up in Woonsocket and attended Woonsocket High School. He worked as an electrical inspector of the city, and founded the Veterans Memorial Museum, which he now runs.Dusablon's platform centers around three main priorities, he said: lowering medical and prescription costs for seniors by investing in Medicare, expanding affordable childcare and increasing the minimum wage.