| Rep. Ramon A. Perez (D-Dist. 13, Providence, Johnston) was first elected to the House of Representatives in November 2016 and was elected again to represent the seat in November 2020. He is a member of the House Special Legislation Committee, the House Labor Committee, and the House Education Committee.
During the 2024 legislative session, Representative Perez introduced legislation that would prohibit a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant and a bill that would limit residential rent increases to 10%, plus the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), annually. He also introduced a bill that would prohibit the Division of Motor Vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record a traffic violation which has been paid no longer than 30 days after its issuance.
In 2023, Representative Perez introduced legislation which would make an assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three years imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five to 20 years imprisonment. He also sponsored legislation which would place a cap of 20 percent on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations and a bill that requires any operator of a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle to wear a helmet.
He was born on November 20, 1971 and he is the owner of New England Taxi. Representative Perez is also a founding member of the Taxi Driver Union in Providence.
Representative Perez was raised in the El Millon section of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, where he graduated from high school in 1990. He also studied at Universidad Metropolitana in Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1995. He is also a community activist who previously ran for the State Senate seat in District 2 in 2012 and 2014.
Representative Perez resides in Providence with his wife Mayra. |