Arthur Baskin Handy
Candidate for State Representative, 18th District
Background
- Occupation
- Deputy Majority Leader; Family Services Rhode Island
- Lives in
- Cranston
A Democrat first elected to the House in 2002, he has been a Deputy Majority Leader since 2021 and sponsored the 2013 same-sex marriage law. He is employed by Family Services Rhode Island.
Documented positions
Environment & parks
Sponsored 2022 law expanding offshore wind capacityIn office
ReportRepresentative Arthur Handy: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“in 2022 he sponsored a law boldly expanding Rhode Island's offshore wind capacity”
Health & human services
Supported R.I. Works cash-assistance rate increasesIn office
ReportRepresentative Arthur Handy: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“He was a force behind long-overdue rate increases and adjustments in the 2022 and 2023 state budgets for R.I. Works”
All sources (3)
- Candidate Search: November 3, 2026 General Election (candidates on the election ballot)
Election filing · Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division · vote.sos.ri.gov
- Candidate Search: November 3, 2026 General Election (candidates on the election ballot) (Providence County offices and districts)
Election filing · Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division · vote.sos.ri.gov
- Representative Arthur Handy: Biography
Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
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