RI-02 Republican nominee?
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SEP 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinessman
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderMale
LocationRhode Island
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BackgroundBusinessman
Notable personal detailsVictor G. “Vic” Mellor is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a Woonsocket native who later lived and worked in Florida and is associated publicly with the construction business and entrepreneurship. He has described himself as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and has campaigned on issues including border security, affordability, and education.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting wasteful federal spending, restoring balanced budgets, and providing tax relief for small businesses while prioritizing bringing federal investment and jobs to Rhode Island; favors reducing regulation and empowering local businesses rather than increasing taxes.
Healthcare
Supports ‘medical freedom’ and parental decision-making for minors, opposes medical mandates and government or school authority overruling parental consent, and proposes sponsoring federal legislation to return authority to parents on medical decisions. His public materials emphasize limiting government/Big Pharma influence over health choices rather than expanding government-run coverage programs.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes prioritizing Rhode Island citizens for public resources and opposes policies that he says would incentivize illegal immigration. His messaging frames immigration as an issue of protecting resources for residents and aligns with an America First, law-and-order approach rather than expanding legal pathways or asylum protections.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate has participated in anti‑abortion rallies and frames his platform around parental and medical freedom; his public materials emphasize conservative social positions rather than supporting expanded abortion access. There is no clear public evidence of support for codifying unrestricted abortion access or of explicit policy details favoring broad protections for abortion.
Climate & Energy
Supports lowering energy prices and opposes climate policies described as "junk science" that would raise costs; emphasizes affordability and market-oriented approaches rather than aggressive regulatory climate actions.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate is an unapologetic Second Amendment champion who opposes broad gun bans (including so-called assault weapons bans), opposes red flag laws as violations of due process, and supports easing concealed-carry permitting and recognition of out-of-state permits while promoting gun-safety education.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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