We report the first driving of the 7s ²S_1/2 → 6d ²D_3/2 and 7s ²S_1/2 → 6d ²D_5/2 electric quadrupole (E2) transitions in Ra⁺. We measure the frequencies of both E2 transitions and two other low-lying transitions in ²²⁶Ra⁺ that are important for controlling the radium ion’s motional and internal states: 6d ²D_3/2 → 7p ²P^o_3/2 and 6d ²D_5/2 → 7p ²P^o_3/2.