Melissa (Melissa) A. Murray (D-SS24)
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Senator
State House 82 Smith Street
Providence, RI 02903-1105

District Office:
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI 02903-1105
Elected: 2018    Next Election: 2024
DOB: 10/3/1974
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSubcommittee on Education and Natural Resources
Vice ChairSenate Committee on Finance
MemberSenate Committee on Labor
SecretaryJoint Permanent Committee on State Lottery
MemberSenate Committee on Housing and Municipal Government
Counties Representing
Providence

Bio

Melissa Murray is a Democrat representing District 24 (Woonsocket, North Smithfield) in the Rhode Island Senate.

The first openly LGBTQ+ elected official in Woonsocket, Sen. Murray served two terms on the Woonsocket City Council and was the top vote-getter in the 2016 election. She was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in November 2018.

During her time in the General Assembly, Sen. Murray has been active on a number of issues. She was the Senate sponsor of legislation seeking to create a new tax bracket for those making over $475,000, generating an estimated $128.2 million in new tax revenue for the state. She also introduced legislation to increase benefits paid to children and families in the Rhode Island Works program, a measure that was included in the approved budget.

She has sponsored legislation to raise the sales limits for local breweries and distilleries; cap the cost of insulin for Rhode Islanders with diabetes; allow Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to meet during a state of emergency; and improve restroom access for members of the transgender and non-binary community.

Sen. Murray was born on Oct. 3, 1974. Born and raised in northern Rhode Island, she attended Woonsocket's public schools. She has an A.A.S. in Criminal Justice with a focus in Forensic Science. A self-taught artist and owner of a small, Woonsocket-based business, she also works in a corporate retail setting.

Sen. Murray is deeply involved in her community. She serves on numerous boards and committees including serving as Chair of the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative; a member of the Woonsocket Main Street Holiday Stroll Committee; and as Vice Chair of the Woonsocket Democratic City Committee.​​








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