meet
SUE ANDERBOIS
Providence City Councilor,
Climate and Energy Expert,
and your next
Lieutenant Governor
Hi neighbor!
I'm Sue, and I am running to be Rhode Island's next Lieutenant Governor. My career has been driven by one question:
What are you going to do about it?
I know that we have big challenges here in Rhode Island, and need leaders who will do something about them. As your next Lieutenant Governor, I will stand up for Rhode Islanders, take these challenges head on, and fight every day to deliver real results.
And you don't need to just take my word for it. Here's how I have already delivered for our state:
Providence City Council
I have represented Ward 3 on the Providence City Council since 2022, where I currently serve as the Deputy Majority Whip, Chair of the Special Committee on the Environment & Resilience, and Chair of the North Main St Task Force.
Here's a small slice of my accomplishments on Council:
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Sponsored and passed the Building Energy Reporting Ordinance (BERO) and wrote, sponsored, and passed the Carbon Neutral Buildings Act, ensuring all municipal buildings are energy efficient and powered by clean energy.
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Developed the North Main Street Task Force, where I coordinated with RIDOT to make our streets more livable and safe.
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Worked with labor unions to make Providence the country’s first Climate Jobs City and committing to creating and sustaining good green jobs in Rhode Island
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Maintained strong communication with my community, holding regular public meetings, sending consistent newsletters, and quickly responding to their needs
RI Director of Food Strategy
In 2016, I was appointed by Governor Gina Raimondo to serve as the country's first ever statewide Director of Food Strategy. I wrote our state's first strategic food plan, "Relish Rhody," after spending months traveling around the state, meeting with farmers, fishers, food businesses, anti-hunger advocates, and more. I then worked across eight different state agencies, including the Departments of Health, Environmental Management and Commerce, to actually implement this plan.
In this role, I created and ran the Hunger Elimination Task Force, helped streamline regulations for small food businesses (such as food trucks struggling to navigate differing municipal requirements), improved access to fresh fruits and vegetables for those on SNAP, expanded opportunities for local businesses to showcase their products on a regional basis, and more.
Northeast Director of Climate and Energy
Until December of 2025, I served as the Northeast Director of Climate and Energy at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the world's largest environmental nonprofit. I managed complex teams and strategies from Maine to West Virginia, and was the Vice Chair of our North America Policy Cabinet.
Prior to this, I served as TNC's RI Director of Government Relations, where I lead the Municipal Resilience Program in partnership with all of RI's 39 city and towns; served on the Steering Committee of Climate Jobs Rhode Island, and partnered with unions, environmentalists, and developers to pass legislation that expanded local clean energy development while protecting critical ecosystems
And more!
I have an incredibly varied background, which I believe uniquely qualifies me to take on some of our states most complicated issues. I have worked in philanthropy, represented clean energy businesses at a trade association, and have served on more boards and commissions than I can count. I hold an MBA from Yale University and a Bachelors in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.
And when I am not working, you can find me walking around Hope St with my husband Scott and our dog Captain Ruggles, reading on my couch with my two cats, Zeni and Wasabi, or lifting weights and swinging kettlebells at 212 Health and Performance in East Providence!
Earth Day 2022 Documentary on
RI PBS about Sue's Life & Career
Fast Facts About Sue
How do you pronounce AnderBois?
Ander - Bwah
My husband & I made up our last name when we got married in 2007. We felt like we were making a new family and wanted our last name to reflect that. My pre-married name was DuBois; Scott’s was Anderson.
You grew up where?!
I grew up in a small town called New Providence in New Jersey. It felt fated when I actively chose Providence, RI to be my home.