Joseph Michael McNamara
Candidate for State Representative, 19th District
Background
- Occupation
- Chair, House Education Committee
- Lives in
- Warwick
A Democrat first elected to the House in 1994, he chairs the House Education Committee.
Documented positions
Education
Sponsored law writing school 504 plans into state lawIn office
ReportRepresentative Joseph M. McNamara: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“Representative McNamara introduced a law that makes federally mandated school 504 plans part of state law”
Introduced the Hope Scholarship pilot at Rhode Island CollegeIn office
ReportRepresentative Joseph M. McNamara: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“He introduced the Hope Scholarship pilot program”
All sources (4)
- 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) (Kent County offices and districts)
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 Joseph M. McNamara: Biography
Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
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