Gorman makes case for change in General Assembly bid

By TIM FORSBERG

Karin Gorman, director of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement, is making an independent run for the District 43 seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

“Since my first run for office in 2010, I find that the state has gone so far off course that I fear there may be no turning it around,” she said. “We now we have a governor that is completely tone deaf to the citizens of Rhode Island, and decades of corruption covers our state like a black cloud.”

Gorman, a lifelong Rhode Island resident, moved to Johnston with her family in 2005. She graduated from North Providence High School before attending CCRI and Newbury College. A paraprofessional at a certified public accounting firm in Providence for 31 years, she’s also been employed for the last 16 years by Sunshine Development Inc., a real estate and construction firm.

“I am especially interested in eliminating fraud in the Department of Health and Human Services, where a very large portion of the state budget is spent,” Gorman said. “Safeguards must be in place to protect the truly needy and most vulnerable – including the disabled and elderly – to ensure that the resources they need are available.”

This marks Gorman’s fourth run for office, and she said recent tax proposals and the continuing issues with 38 Studios drove her to try again.

“This year was the tolls for me. In 2014, I told my husband to throw away the signs, I’m done, and then the tolls were approved,” she said. “I believe taxing peoples’ cars is the ultimate plan.”

Gorman said she would fight to ensure that only American citizens and legal immigrants are eligible to work in the state and receive social services. She also promises to read all bills that are presented.

“Ninety percent of our current legislators represent the special interest groups that have brought this state to its knees,” she said. “It is apparent that far too many legislators do not read or research the legislation they propose. They have no idea about the impact these bills have on our middle class.”

Through her campaign, Gorman also hopes to become an agent of change.

“I’m hoping people wake up. There’s just too much going on back there. I just think that if there’s not a major change this year, I think I’m going to put my ducks in a row to leave the state,” she said. “I’m embarrassed by the things that are happening here and I can’t bear hearing about these things anymore. It’s fight or flight.”