Jasjit S. Gotra
What this job does: Leads the executive branch: enforces state laws, signs or vetoes bills, and appoints agency heads and board chairs. Limited to two four-year terms in a row.
- Occupation
- Former CEO of Smart Green Solar (closed in late 2024)
- Lives in
- East Greenwich
Background
- First-time candidate; moved from India to Agawam, Massachusetts as a teenager and founded Smart Green Solar in 2021. source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
- The Rhode Island Attorney General's office sued Gotra and Smart Green Solar in June 2023 in Providence County Superior Court over alleged deceptive sales practices. In January 2026 the court ruled Gotra in default; Gotra is seeking to overturn the default and says no trade law was violated. source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
- An earlier company, Alliance Security Inc., settled two Federal Trade Commission lawsuits for $9.85 million. source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
In their own words
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- Says the state's core problem is the gap between spending and revenue; website pledges a plain-English annual state financial report (as reported by Rhode Island Current). source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
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