Brianna Henries (born February 27, 1991) is an American politician and

esthetician Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , ''-logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as ...

serving as a member of the

Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected t ...

from the 64th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Early life and education

Henries was born in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

and raised in

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

. After graduating from

Classical High School Classical High School, founded in 1843, is a public magnet school in the Providence School District, in Providence, Rhode Island. It was originally an all-male school but has since become co-ed. Classical's motto is ''Certare, Petere, Reperire, ...

in 2009, she earned certifications from the Make-up Designory and the Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy.

Career

Outside of politics, Henries has worked as a

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

teacher with Valiant Arts Studio and as a retail manager and

makeup artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions incl ...

with Bare Minerals. She was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 5, 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henries, Brianna Living people 1991 births People from Providence, Rhode Island People from Warwick, Rhode Island People from East Providence, Rhode Island American make-up artists Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives African-American state legislators in Rhode Island Women state legislators in Rhode Island