Rhode Island State House District 40 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: Michael Chippendale.

Michael Chippendale

Michael Chippendale is the incumbent Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 40 (Foster, Glocester, Coventry) on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Michael Chippendale was born in Providence, Rhode Island . He earned an associate degree from the New England Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree from Johnson & Wales University.

“The quickest and most effective way to address the underperforming dynamics of our state in the areas of; education, energy costs and policies, infrastructure, healthcare, business environment, and to also address the waste, fraud and abuse of the public treasury is to implement an Independent Office of Inspector General.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (secondary source))
“Over 26 US states and the federal government have Inspectors General and the benefits of such an office are clear – when daily operations and expenditures are being scrutinized – efficiencies will result, and those efficiencies lower costs (taxes) and enable better outcomes.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (secondary source))
“I look up to my late mother. She raised my brother, sisters and I as a single mother, and selflessly did everything necessary to ensure that her children never went without.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (secondary source))