How are Rhode Island’s elected officials doing?

We thought it was time to take a pulse to see how well you think our elected officials are doing as they relate to the business community. (Note that we have not included Secretary of State Edward Inman, who has only occupied the position a few weeks)

QUESTION: How would you rate Gov. Lincoln Almond’s performance?
Excellent: 5%

Good: 21%

Fair: 58%

Poor: 16%

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QUESTION: How would you rate Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty’s performance?
Excellent: 5%

Good: 37%

Fair: 21%

Poor: 11%

Don’t know: 26%

QUESTION: How would you rate Attorney Sheldon Whitehouse’s performance?
Excellent: 16%

Good: 42%

Fair: 32%

Poor: 10%

QUESTION: How would you rate State Treasurer Paul Tavares’ performance?
Excellent: 16%

Good: 26%

Fair: 21%

Poor: 0%

Don’t know: 37%

QUESTION: How would you rate the General Assembly’s performance as a whole?
Excellent: 0%

Good: 26%

Fair: 53%

Poor: 21%

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of your representative and senator?
Excellent: 5%

Good: 28%

Fair: 28%

Poor: 28%

Don’t know: 11%

QUESTION: How would you rate Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci, Jr.’s performance?
Excellent: 0%

Good: 42%

Fair: 26%

Poor: 32%

The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries and businesses. All questions are chosen exclusively by the editor of the Providence Business News.