| Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown and Narragansett) was first elected in June 2015 after winning a special election to fill the vacant District 33 seat. She is the chair of the House Small Business Committee and is the first vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Representative McEntee is also a member of the House Labor Committee and the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
In 2024, Representative McEntee saw several bills she introduced become law. She introduced a new law that will help sexual assault victims access the state fund that assists victims of violent crime with the costs they've faced as a result. Another new law she introduced increases the maximum post-retirement employment earnings cap for retired educators. She also introduced new laws that allow municipalities to count mobile home units as affordable housing and that make outdoor dining permanent in Rhode Island.
During the 2023 legislative session, Representative McEntee was the main sponsor of a new law that extends the "Take it Outside" outdoor dining initative in the state. She also sponsored legislation which would eliminate the statute of limitations for second degree sexual assault in criminal proceedings.
Also in 2023, Representative McEntee was named the co-chair of the Special Joint Legislative Commission to Study and Provide Recommendations to Protect Our Environment and Natural Resources from Plastic Bottle Waste. She was honored by Clean Water Action as an "Environmental Champion" for her work promoting environmental protection and sustainability.
Representative McEntee was also honored by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association as the organization's 2022 Hospitality Ambassador of the Year for her advocacy in the "Take it Outside" initiative and legislation she sponsored which reduced unemployment taxes for Rhode Island's small businesses.
In 2019, Representative McEntee championed the enactment of a bill she sponsored that extends the civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. She was honored by Day One with the advocacy organization's Spotlight Award due to her sponsorship of the new law.
Representative McEntee served as a member of the South Kingstown Town Council from 2008 until June 2015. She is an attorney at law, licensed in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She is a former Special Assistant Attorney General in Rhode Island and a former assistant city solicitor and prosecutor for the City of Warwick.
A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Representative McEntee has lived in Wakefield and Bonnet Shores for more than 30 years. She is married to Mike McEntee, a former State Representative, and they have three children- Meg, Mickey and Rory, who is a member of the South Kingstown Town Council. |