State Representative, 18th District

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Term

2 years

Candidates

2

Election

Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Rhode Island laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Jessica S Gomes

Republican

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Arthur Baskin Handy

DemocratIncumbent

Deputy Majority Leader; Family Services Rhode Island · Cranston

The gist

• Sponsored 2022 law expanding offshore wind capacityIn office
• Supported R.I. Works cash-assistance rate increasesIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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1. Sponsored 2022 law expanding offshore wind capacity

   Representative Arthur Handy: Biography

   Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov

   “in 2022 he sponsored a law boldly expanding Rhode Island's offshore wind capacity”

2. Supported R.I. Works cash-assistance rate increases

   Representative Arthur Handy: Biography

   Government 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”

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