Representative Enrique Sanchez
Member, House Corporations Committee
Member, House Special Legislation Committee
Rep. Enrique Sanchez (D-Dist. 9, Providence) was elected to the Rhode Island
House of Representatives in November 2022. He is a member of the House
Corporations Committee and the House Special Legislation Committee.
During his first term, Representative Sanchez cosponsored new laws to
increase the notice residential landlords must give to tenants about rent
increases and to increase the benefits provides by RI Works, the cash assistance
and work-readiness program for low-income children and their families.
He also sponsored many bills, including legislation to make school meals free to
all students, pay health care workers overtime on Sundays and holidays, improve
technical and vocational training, push back against the closing of neighborhood
schools, foster accountability at DCYF, recruit more RIPTA drivers, and increase
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) participation.
Born on
July 10, 1996, Representative Sanchez is a graduate of Rhode Island College,
earning a degree in Public Relations in 2019. He works as a case manager helping
undocumented young people.