Representative Ramon A. Perez
Member, House Special Legislation Committee
Member, House Labor Committee
Member, House Education Committee
Rep. Ramon A. Perez (D-Dist. 13, Providence, Johnston) was first elected to
the House of Representatives in November 2016 and was elected again to
represent the seat in November 2020. He is a member of the House Special
Legislation Committee, the House Labor Committee, and the House Education
Committee.
During the 2024 legislative session, Representative Perez
introduced legislation that would prohibit a landlord from inquiring about
the immigration status of a tenant and a bill that would limit residential
rent increases to 10%, plus the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
annually. He also introduced a bill that would prohibit the Division of
Motor Vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record a traffic
violation which has been paid no longer than 30 days after its issuance.
In 2023, Representative Perez introduced legislation which would make an
assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three years
imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five to 20
years imprisonment. He also sponsored legislation which would place a cap of
20 percent on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all
cities and towns conducting revaluations and a bill that requires any
operator of a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle to wear a
helmet.
He was born on November 20, 1971 and he is the owner of New
England Taxi. Representative Perez is also a founding member of the Taxi
Driver Union in Providence.
Representative Perez was raised in the El
Millon section of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, where he
graduated from high school in 1990. He also studied at Universidad
Metropolitana in Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1995. He is also a community
activist who previously ran for the State Senate seat in District 2 in 2012
and 2014.
Representative Perez resides in Providence with his wife
Mayra.