Marcia Ranglin-Vassell | |
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Member of the Rhode IslandHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th district | |
In office January 3, 2017 –January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | John DeSimone |
Succeeded by | Anthony DeSimone |
Personal details | |
Born | Marcia Ranglin 1960 (age 63–64) Bull Bay,Jamaica [1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Saint Joseph's Teachers' College Rhode Island College (BA) Providence College (MEd) [2] |
Website | Official Facebook Page |
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (born 1960) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing the 5th District from 2017 to 2023. [2] This district includes the Charles,Wanskuck and Elmhurst neighborhoods of the city of Providence. She is also an English language arts [1] and special education [3] teacher at E-Cubed Academy. She is the published author of Journeys,a collection of poems about faith,life,love and determination.
She was a member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. [2] Her top priorities are a $15 an hour minimum wage, [1] shifting spending from prisons to education,and decreasing gun violence. [4] She is pro-choice. [5] [6]
Ranglin-Vassell ran to represent the 5th District in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in the Democratic primary on September 13,2016,against the incumbent,John DeSimone,Majority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. She was supported by the Rhode Island Working Families Party as a more progressive candidate. [7] She received the nomination with 682 votes to DeSimone's 661. [8] She then won the general election on November 8,2016,against Republican candidate Roland Joseph Lavallee and a write-in campaign by DeSimone with 2,460 (60.9%) votes. [9]
Ranglin-Vassell ran against Holly Taylor Coolman in the Democratic primary on September 12,2018. She was not endorsed by the Democratic Party,despite being the incumbent. [6] She won the primary with 62.3% of the vote. [10] In the November 6,2018 General election,she won 2,572 (93.2%) votes against 188 (6.8%) write-in votes. [11]
Ranglin-Vassell ran against Republican Ronald Iacobbo in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5 on November 3,2020. She won 2981 (73.8%) votes against 1027 (25.4%) votes for Iacobbo. [12]
She decided not to run again in 2022. [13]
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