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Moira Walsh
Moira Jayne Walsh (born August 23, 1990) is an American activist and politician who represented the 3rd district in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. Walsh is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Walsh was born August 23, 1990. She was raised in the Providence neighborhood of Smith Hill and attended Classical High School, a public magnet school in Providence. After high school, she became a waitress. In 2014, she became involved with the Restaurant Opportunities Center after a coworker brought her to an organizing meeting and became involved in the movement to increase the tipped worker minimum wage from $2.89 per hour to $3.89 per hour. During this period, she also attended Rhode Island College and Community College of Rhode Island. Rhode Island House of Representatives Elections 2016 Walsh ran against incumbent Democrat Thomas Palangio after speaking with the Rhode Island state chapter of Jobs with Justice. During the election, she was en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Palangio
Thomas A. Palangio (born June 14, 1962 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American politician and was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 3 from 2013 to 2017 and District 8 from 1993 until 2002. Education Palangio attended the Community College of Rhode Island and graduated from Rhode Island College. Elections *2012 When District 3 Democratic Representative Edith Ajello was redistricted to District 1, Palangio was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 399 votes and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 2,710 votes (91.2%) against Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Rufus Bailey. *1992 Palangio won the September 15, 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 2,853 votes (86.2%) against Republican nominee Thomas Shola. *1994 Palangio was challenged in the September 13, 1994 Democratic Primary, but won, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |