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1/3/2017
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Rep. Perez sworn into office as General Assembly convenes
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 STATE HOUSE – Rep. Ramon A. Perez (D-Dist. 13, Providence, Johnston) was formally sworn into office on Tuesday, January 3, as the 2016-17 session of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened.
Representative Perez was one of 12 new members of the House of Representatives who took the oath of office, which was administered to all 75 House members by Rhode Island’s Secretary of State, Nellie Gorbea.
The House of Representatives began its legislative year with a program of activities that included the re-election of Rep. Nicholas A. Mattiello (D-Dist. 15, Cranston) as the Speaker of the House. Elected Speaker in March, 2014, Mattiello begins his second full two-year term today with an address to the House members and other assembled officials and guests.
Representative Perez is the owner of New England Taxi and is a founding member of the Taxi Driver Union in Providence. He was raised in the El Millon section of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic where he graduated from high school in 1990. He is also community activist who has previously ran for the State Senate seat in District 2 in 2012 and 2014. Representative Perez resides in Providence with his wife Mayra.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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