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By Joanne Muto | English Teacher, Pilgrim High School & Wife & Campaign Partner You may recognize Bill Muto from campaign signs, council meetings, or his work on city finances. You see the polished graphics and the spreadsheets. I see something different. I see him at our kitchen table at 11:30 on a Sunday night after I have already headed to bed, surrounded by municipal reports, color‑coded notes, and a cooling mug of coffee. My name is Joanne Muto. For decades I’ve taught E

Dear Neighbor, I have known Bill Muto for more than twenty years. We met the way most people around here meet, on a playing field, with a bag of equipment and a roster full of kids who needed somewhere to be. We coached together, and I watched how he handled every child on that team. Any coach can work with the kids who already know how to play. What I noticed about Bill was how he worked with the ones who did not. He never let a child fade into the background. He took the ti

In local politics, character matters. So does a candidate’s record of showing up—not just during an election, but year after year as a member of the community. Bill Muto has demonstrated both. For many years, I have known Bill through Warwick’s community and schools, and what consistently stands out is the way he conducts himself. He listens before he speaks. He treats people with honesty and respect. Most importantly, he genuinely cares about Warwick and the people who call

Dear Neighbor, You're going to hear a lot about where the candidates stand on the issues between now and September 9. I want to answer a different question: what kind of person is Bill Muto? I can answer that one; I've known Bill since freshman year at Warwick Vets. Let me get the hard part out of the way: Bill was not the best athlete on that team. He won't argue with me about it, which is one of the things I like about him. His favorite saying is "you get five fouls; you be

Dear Neighbor, I have spent many years at the State House, first as an advocate for Rhode Island businesses and our cities and towns, and now as your Senator. In that time I have learned to tell fairly quickly which people are going to do the work that’s necessary to get things done. Bill Muto does the work. That’s why I’m asking you - in the Democratic Primary for District 23 State Representative on Wednesday, September 9 - please vote for Bill. I have worked with a lot of e

Dear Neighbor, I chair the Warwick City Council Finance Committee, and I have served alongside Bill Muto on that committee. Having sat through more budget hearings and finance meetings than I care to count, I can tell you one clear truth: almost all of the real work happens long before anyone steps up to a microphone. Bill does that work. He walks into every hearing having already scrutinized the line items, stress-tested the purchase requests, and run the numbers himself. Yo

Warwick City Councilman William (Bill) Muto announced today that he is running as a Democrat for State Representative in District 23. He plans to keep his Ward 6 seat while he campaigns, bringing to the General Assembly the same approach he has taken at City Hall: show up, do the work, and be straight with people.