Representative Moira J. Walsh
Member, House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Representative Moira J. Walsh (D) represents District 3 in Providence. She was first elected in November 2016. She serves as a member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Representative Walsh has a history of organizing workers and legislative advocacy. Most notably, she assisted in reforming the state’s tipped minimum wage law to ensure the first increase in nearly two decades. As a representative, she has sponsored legislation aimed at gradually increasing the tipped minimum wage over several years and linking it proportionally to the standard minimum wage. In 2017, she introduced legislation reinstating no-fare bus passes for low-income elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders, a measure that was ultimately included in the state budget. Her work in the House has touched upon addressing poverty and improving life for the working poor, promoting health care for all, preventing opioid overdose deaths and advancing equality.
Representative Walsh was born on August 23, 1990. She is a graduate of Classical High School in Providence and attended Rhode Island College and Community College of Rhode Island. She has a son, Malcolm Caminero.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
133 Stansbury Street, Apt. 1 Providence, RI 02908
(401) 996-9552