Ramon A. Perez, Jr. (Spanish: Ramón; born November 20, 1971) is a Dominican-American politician and businessman who serves as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 13th district. Elected in 2016, he assumed office in 2017 and left office on January 1, 2019 after his re-election defeat. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2020.[1]
Ramon Perez | |
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| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Mendez |
| In office January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John Carnevale |
| Succeeded by | Mario Mendez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramón A. Perez, Jr. November 20, 1971 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life
editPerez was raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2]
Career
editPerez owned New England Taxi and worked as a founding member of the Taxi Driver Union in Providence, Rhode Island. Perez was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rhode Island Senate in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[3][4] In January 2018, Perez was accused of inappropriate behavior during a workplace sexual harassment training session by fellow representative Moira Walsh. After more allegations surfaced, Perez claimed that his statements made during the training session were misinterpreted because of his accent.[5][6]
In the 2018 Democratic primary, Perez was defeated by Mario Mendez. Perez sought re-election to his old seat in the 2020 election, defeating Mendez in the Democratic primary.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Ramon Perez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Ramon A. Perez". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "Rep. Perez sworn into office as General Assembly convenes". Rep. Perez sworn into office as General Assembly convenes. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Ramon Perez, Jr.'s Biography
- ^ Nagle, Kate. "UPDATED: RI Legislator Accused of Sexual Harassment -- During Sexual Harassment Training". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ NEWS, BILL RAPPLEYE, NBC 10 (2018-01-11). "Lawmaker: 'I was not joking' about sexual harassment". WJAR. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Marrocco, Jacob. "Mendez seeking to affirm community support with reelection bid". Johnston Sun Rise. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Marrocco, Jacob. "Perez aims for Dist. 13 seat, wants to finish initiatives". Johnston Sun Rise. Retrieved 2020-10-08.