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The only "record" the make-believe "mayor" means is the broken one he resembles when he persists in posting already-disproven statements on this website.

His claims are proven to be, at best, exaggerations and at worst, complete falsehoods, by this article: https://warwickpost.com/digit-spinner-richard-corrente-fudges-numbers/

- 700 days campaigning

Not quite: "Corrente does not define what “campaigned” means, so it’s difficult to confirm whether he, indeed, engaged in political campaigning for 700 days. As for that figure of 700, Corrente filed his initial notice of organization with the Board of Elections on Dec. 11, 2014; election day in 2016 was on Nov. 8, a span of one year, 10 months, and 28 days, or a total of 698 days."

- 80,000 taxpayers

False: "Going by his statements that focus on the city’s finances, Corrente is talking specifically about Warwick residents who pay “the tab” via car and property taxes, and there simply aren’t 80,000 of them."

- [S]topped Avedisian from getting 29 new taxes passed

False: "Corrente is misreporting how the budget was passed in Warwick. For this year’s budget, the council proposed 29 amendments that reduced proposed city spending by about $750,000 and held back $3 million in school funding while the teachers contract was negotiated... So, Avedisian did not “try to pass” those 29 amendments; none of the amendments were aimed at increasing taxes; and not all of the council votes on the amendments were unanimous."

- The City Council responded to those taxpayers and voted against tax increases for the first time in 18 years

False: "The adopted FY2018 budget includes an expected $3.6 million increase in tax revenue, in fact. So, the tax rate stayed the same this year — that’s not the same as a cut. By comparison, the FY2017 budget did include a tax rate decrease though it generated higher revenue as the result of a recent property revaluation. As far as the cut in spending that Corrente claims, the FY2018 budget shows that expenditures are set to go up by some $6.5 million over FY2017."

- It was my campaign. It started with me

False: "In other words, Corrente is taking credit for the city council passing a tax cut when the tax rate is staying the same, whereas he criticized Avedisian for raising taxes last year, when the tax rate went down, and also claiming tax and spending cuts when both are actually increasing."

- [S]ervant of the taxpayer

False: "According to Corrente’s own formulation, he will “represent” the people who donate to his campaign. So, since he provided 90.25 percent of the funding for his 2016 run while contributions comprised 9.25 percent, Corrente apparently represents himself and a few local Democratic politicians."

Honest, taxpaying voters in Warwick know better than to trust anything the make-believe "mayor" says, and they will overwhelmingly reject his candidacy again this November.