Rep. Alex D. Marszalkowski (D-Dist. 52, Cumberland) was first elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in November 2016. He was chosen as a Deputy Majority Leader in January 2019. He is the second vice chair of the House Finance Committee and is the chair of its Subcommittee on General Government. He is also a member of the House Rules Committee.
In 2022, Representative Marszalkowski was the cosponsor of a new law which will close a loophole that allowed those in positions of authority to engage in sexual relations with children. He was also a cosponsor of another new law which bans toxic chemicals from food packaging. PFAS chemicals are used as grease-proofing agents in fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, take-out paperboard containers, and pet food bags to prevent oil and grease from foods from leaking through the packaging.
During the 2021 session, Representative Marszalkowski was named co-chair of the Rhode Island House of Representatives American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Task Force. He introduced legislation to establish a pilot program to promote the creation of roof solar installations on school property in order to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to generate electricity in school buildings. He also sponsored a bill which states that a school teacher or employee that engages in sexual penetration of a student over 14 and less than 18 shall be guilty of third degree sexual assault.
Representative Marszalkowski is a partner and the general manager of Adams Farm in Cumberland. He graduated from Mount St. Charles Academy in 2005. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and psychology from Roger Williams University before graduating from the Roger Williams University School of Law in 2012. Representative Marszalkowski is licensed to practice law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Representative Marszalkowski previously sat on the Cumberland Conservation Commission and the Public Safety Siting Committee. He was born on February 22, 1987.