Westin Place

Westin Place is the Republican candidate for the Rhode Island State Senate, District 38, in the November 3, 2026 general election, having won the September 9, 2026 Republican primary.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a medical office manager and former trucking company owner who is running on affordability, accountability and conservation.[1]

In a Ballotpedia survey, Westin Place said he is a lifelong Rhode Islander, husband and father of two who was raised by a single mother and his grandmother.[1] He said he spent many years as a truck driver and owned a trucking company, which he sold to help his mother open and run her primary care clinic in Warwick, where he is general operations manager.[1]

Place was the Republican nominee for Rhode Island State Senate District 38 in 2022, when he lost to Democrat Victoria Gu in a race that also included independent Caswell Cooke, and again in 2024, when he lost to Gu, then the incumbent.[1] He is the Republican nominee for the seat again in 2026, and Ballotpedia lists the League of Rhode Island Businesses as an endorser.[1]

Place said in the survey that his key messages are affordability for Rhode Island families, accountability in government, and keeping promises and serving communities, and that conservation and environmental stewardship are policy areas he cares about.[1] Ballotpedia reports that he signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.