State

State Representative, 49th District

Vote for: 1
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Veronicka Nicole Vega

Democrat

Nonprofit community development employee · Woonsocket

The gist

Supports re-evaluating the state school funding formula
Supports more funding for career and technical education
Supports protecting and remediating the Blackstone River
Supports strategic economic development for Woonsocket, North Smithfield

More about Veronicka

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Supports re-evaluating the state school funding formula
Priorities — Vega for RI
Campaign website · Friends of Veronicka · vegaforri.com
“The funding formula needs to be re-evaluated to ensure that all school districts are being funded fairly and equitably.”
Supports more funding for career and technical education
Priorities — Vega for RI
Campaign website · Friends of Veronicka · vegaforri.com
“Funding for CTE should be increased and programs expanded”
Supports protecting and remediating the Blackstone River
Priorities — Vega for RI
Campaign website · Friends of Veronicka · vegaforri.com
“We must protect is from further pollution and work to remediate some of the harm done.”
Supports strategic economic development for Woonsocket, North Smithfield
Priorities — Vega for RI
Campaign website · Friends of Veronicka · vegaforri.com
“Woonsocket and North Smithfield need strategic economic development to create well paying jobs”

Jon D Brien

IndependentIncumbent

Attorney, Brien Law Group · Woonsocket

The gist

Sponsored arts education transparency actIn office
Sponsored law protecting safety-net providers' drug purchasingIn office

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

More about Jon

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Sponsored arts education transparency act
Representative Jon D. Brien: Biography
Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“he sponsored the Transparency in Arts Education Access and Proficiency Act”
Sponsored law protecting safety-net providers' drug purchasing
Representative Jon D. Brien: Biography
Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“prohibiting insurers, pharmacy benefits managers, and other payors from engaging in discriminatory practices”

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