Ana B. Quezada is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of w ...

representing District 2 (Providence) since January 2017. She is a code enforcement officer for the

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Department of Inspection and Standards. Before that she was a

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coordinator at the John Hope Settlement House.

2018 lawsuit

In 2018, she sued the City of Providence, alleging that they retaliated against her for accusing a superior of alleged discrimination against a Hispanic electrical inspector.

Political career

Quezada endorsed

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in the 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election. On April 6, 2023, Quezada announced that she would be a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in a special election to succeed fellow Democrat David Cicilline.https://twitter.com/Politics1com/status/1644096676477509632?cxt=HHwWgIC9ne3NgNEtAAAA

Personal life

She is married and has three children.

References

External links

Senator Ana B. Quezada
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