Representative in General Assembly
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Democratic · Incumbent
Arthur Handy is a Cranston state representative first elected in 2002, a House deputy majority leader, and an employee of Family Services Rhode Island. He focuses on climate and clean energy, including offshore wind, and on aid for low-income families; he sponsored the 2013 same-sex marriage law.
Records: Environment and Public Health 17 for, Civil Rights 9 for, Gun Control 6 for,
Republican
Jessica Gomes is a Cranston business owner who runs a notary service and a financial literacy company after working in restaurant management. She focuses on affordability, small businesses, education, and helping people understand how government decisions affect them.
Source: vote.sos.ri.gov