Valarie Lawson

American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate
Valarie Lawson
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 14th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2019[1]
Preceded byDaniel Da Ponte
Personal details
Born (1966-08-14) August 14, 1966 (age 57)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRhode Island College
Websitehttps://valarielawson.com

Valarie Lawson (born August 14, 1966) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate and Deputy Senate Majority Leader representing District 14 since January 2019.[2]

Lawson is also an educator at East Providence High School where she teaches U.S History and civics.[3] She is also the Vice-President of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, she will become the president of this teachers union in 2023.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Senate. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". www.rilegislature.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ "Val Lawson – Val Lawson for Senate". valarielawson.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. ^ "President of NEA of Rhode Island to retire later this year". ABC6. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. ^ Gregg, Katherine. "Ethics Commission dismisses GOP complaint against state senator, teachers union official". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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Current members of the Rhode Island Senate
President of Senate
Dominick Ruggerio (D)
President pro tempore
Hanna Gallo (D)
Majority Leader
Ryan Pearson (D)
Minority Leader
Jessica de la Cruz (R)
  1. ▌Jake Bissaillon (D)
  2. ▌Ana Quezada (D)
  3. ▌Sam Zurier (D)
  4. ▌Dominick Ruggerio (D)
  5. ▌Sam Bell (D)
  6. ▌Tiara Mack (D)
  7. ▌Frank Ciccone (D)
  8. ▌Sandra Cano (D)
  9. ▌John Burke (D)
  10. ▌Walter Felag (D)
  11. ▌Linda Ujifusa (D)
  12. ▌Louis DiPalma (D)
  13. ▌Dawn Euer (D)
  14. ▌Valarie Lawson (D)
  15. ▌Meghan Kallman (D)
  16. ▌Jonathon Acosta (D)
  17. ▌Thomas Paolino (R)
  18. ▌Robert Britto (D)
  19. ▌Ryan Pearson (D)
  20. ▌Roger Picard (D)
  21. ▌Gordon Rogers (R)
  22. ▌David Tikoian (D)
  23. ▌Jessica de la Cruz (R)
  24. ▌Melissa Murray (D)
  25. ▌Vacant
  26. ▌Frank Lombardi (D)
  27. ▌Hanna Gallo (D)
  28. ▌Joshua Miller (D)
  29. ▌Anthony DeLuca II (R)
  30. ▌Mark McKenney (D)
  31. ▌Matthew LaMountain (D)
  32. ▌Pamela Lauria (D)
  33. ▌Lou Raptakis (D)
  34. ▌Elaine Morgan (R)
  35. ▌Bridget Valverde (D)
  36. ▌Alana DiMario (D)
  37. ▌Sue Sosnowski (D)
  38. ▌Victoria Gu (D)


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