Result
State Sen. Pamela J. Lauria (D-RI) won reelection to Rhode Island State Senate District 32 in the Nov. 3 general election. Lauria was the only named candidate on the ballot, retaining the seat for Democrats without facing a Republican or independent challenger.
Candidates and platforms
Lauria's campaign website lists affordable, equitable, and accessible health care, laws to reduce gun violence, affordable housing, supporting children educationally and emotionally, and making Rhode Island more affordable as her priorities.
Her issues page identifies addressing inequities affecting people of color and people with disabilities, women's income parity, access to safe and affordable reproductive services, including abortion care, and adequate, safe child care as priorities.
A primary care nurse practitioner, Lauria has also emphasized expanding access to primary care, addressing health care workforce shortages and strengthening reproductive rights. Her legislative work includes supporting gun violence prevention measures and efforts to address climate change.
District and chamber
Rhode Island Senate District 32 includes Barrington, Bristol and portions of East Providence. Lauria was first elected in November 2022 and is completing her second term. Her reelection secures a third two-year term and maintains Democratic representation in the district.
Lauria serves as vice chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and as a member of the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs. She also co-chairs a special legislative commission studying Rhode Island's primary care physician workforce and the possibility of establishing a state medical school at the University of Rhode Island.
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