State Representative, 5th 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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Brittany Michelle Kubicek

Independent - Socialist

Mechanical engineer · Providence

The gist

No documented position found.

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Anthony J DeSimone

DemocratIncumbent

Senior Compliance Officer, Providence Economic Development Office · Providence (Wanskuck)

The gist

• Sponsored law letting Providence raise its veterans tax exemptionIn office
• Sponsored law requiring hospital sepsis treatment proceduresIn office

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1. Sponsored law letting Providence raise its veterans tax exemption

   Representative Anthony DeSimone: Biography

   Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov

   “authorizes the Providence City Council to increase the veterans tax exemption”

2. Sponsored law requiring hospital sepsis treatment procedures

   Representative Anthony DeSimone: Biography

   Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov

   “Each hospital and freestanding emergency-care facility is now required to implement procedures and policies in accordance with this information.”

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