Bridget Valverde
Bridget G. Valverde is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate, representing District 35 since January 1, 2019. Valverde won election to a Republican-held seat in the Rhode Island Senate on November 6, 2018. On the same day that Valverde was elected to the Rhode Island Senate for the first time, American women were elected in record-breaking numbers to the United States Congress and to state legislative chambers nationwide.
Early life, education, and family
State Senator Bridget Valverde was born on October 23, 1982. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University in 2004 and served as the Vice Chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women's Caucus prior to her election to the Rhode Island Senate in 2018. Valverde is married and has two children.Valverde had a long history of Democratic activism prior to her first run for political office in 2018, including canvassing for her mother's school board campaign in Connecticut to fundraising for the San Francisco Food Bank and testifying in favor of the Reproductive Health Care Act before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee. She credits the rise in women's political groups and activism that emerged following Donald Trump's election to the presidency for inspiring her to seek elective office herself.
Rhode Island Senate
Valverde was sworn in for her first term on January 1, 2019. She represents portions of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, and East Greenwich.She serves on the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.