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:
Independent
Allan Fung is an attorney who served as mayor of Cranston from 2009 to 2021 after a term on the city council. He focuses on lowering taxes and on more state funding for schools, roads, parks, and services for veterans.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for,
Republican · Incumbent
Christopher Paplauskas is a Cranston state representative and the city's deputy chief of staff, and he served more than a decade on the Cranston City Council, including as council president. He focuses on helping small businesses and on transparent, responsive government.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for,
Democratic
Colleen Crudele is a Cranston family law attorney who has practiced in Rhode Island since 1988. She served on the Cranston City Council for Ward 4 from 1996 to 1998 and chaired the city's Board of Contract and Purchasing for more than a decade.
Source: vote.sos.ri.gov