Liana Cassar | |
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Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 66th district | |
In office January 1, 2019 –January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Joy Hearn |
Succeeded by | Jennifer Boylan |
Personal details | |
Born | Connecticut,US |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Larson Gunness |
Children | 2 |
Education | BA,communications and Spanish,University of Connecticut MPH,Boston University MBA,Simmons University |
Website | electliana |
Liana M. Cassar is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives,representing District 66 from 2019 to 2023.
Cassar was born and raised in Connecticut, [1] and graduated from John Jay High School in Katonah,New York. Following this,she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut and served as a Community Development Worker in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica from 1992 to 1995. She also completed her MPH at Boston University and MBA from Simmons College. [2]
Cassar has worked in various health care and public health sectors in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She has served as co-chair of the Barrington Democratic Town Committee and as an Advisory Board Member for the Center for Health and Justice Transformation. [2] Earlier,she was a strategy and Operations Consultant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island and served as a strategic business consultant for AthenaHealth. From 2006 until 2008,Cassar served as the Chief Operating Officer for Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island. [3]
In January 2018,Cassar announced her bid to replace Joy Hearn as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 66. [1] She defeated John Chung in the primary and Republican Rhonda Holmes in November's general election to win her first election. [4] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America,Cassar announced legislation to lift the ban on abortion coverage for state employee health plans and ensure that abortion care is covered by Medicaid. [5] Following this,she was appointed to the Health,Education and Welfare Committee while continuing to work with the House Committee on Small Business. [6] In October,Cassar announced her bid for Rhode Island House Speaker against Nicholas Mattiello. [7] She eventually dropped her bid in December after the majority of the House voted for Joe Shekarchi. [8]
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