Marcia Ranglin-Vassell
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
from the 5th district
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJohn DeSimone
Succeeded byAnthony DeSimone
Personal details
Born
Marcia Ranglin

1960 (age 63–64)
Bull Bay, Jamaica[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSaint Joseph's Teachers' College
Rhode Island College (BA)
Providence College (MEd)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Facebook Page

Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (born 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 5th District from 2017 to 2023.[2] This district includes the Charles, Wanskuck and Elmhurst neighborhoods of the city of Providence. She is also an English language arts[1] and special education[3] teacher at E-Cubed Academy. She is the published author of Journeys, a collection of poems about faith, life, love and determination.

She was a member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.[2] Her top priorities are a $15 an hour minimum wage,[1] shifting spending from prisons to education, and decreasing gun violence.[4] She is pro-choice.[5][6]

Elections

2016

Ranglin-Vassell ran to represent the 5th District in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in the Democratic Primary on September 13, 2016 against the incumbent, John DeSimone, the Majority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. She was supported by the Rhode Island Working Families Party as a more progressive candidate.[7] She received 682 votes to DeSimone's 661 and received the nomination by the Democratic Party.[8] She then won the General election on November 8, 2016 against Republican candidate Roland Joseph Lavallee and a write-in campaign by DeSimone with 2,460 (60.9%) votes.[9]

2018

Ranglin-Vassell ran against Holly Taylor Coolman in the Democratic Primary on September 12, 2018. She was not endorsed by the Democratic Party, despite being the incumbent, possibly due to her pro-choice position on abortion.[6] She won the primary with 62.3% of the vote.[10] In the November 6, 2018 General election, she won 2,572 (93.2%) votes against 188 (6.8%) write-in votes.[11]

2020

Ranglin-Vassell ran against Republican Ronald Iacobbo in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020. She won 2981 (73.8%) votes against 1027 (25.4%) votes for Iacobbo.[12] She decided not to run again in 2022.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Taraborelli, John (December 21, 2016). "10 To Watch: Marcia Ranglin-Vassell". Providence Monthly. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell". rilin.state.ri.us. State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ahlquist, Steve (June 27, 2016). "Marcia Ranglin-Vassell to challenge DeSimone in House District 5". RI Future. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Donnis, Ian (September 13, 2016). "In Upset, Ranglin-Vassell Defeats DeSimone; Frias Wins In Cranston". Rhode Island Public Radio. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Gregg, Katherine (February 3, 2018). "R.I. lawmakers push to wipe out outdated abortion laws". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Ahlquist, Steve (July 2, 2018). "Democratic Party endorses Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell's anti-choice opponent". UpriseRI. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Ziner, Karen Lee (October 12, 2016). "Blaming 'special interests' for primary loss, DeSimone tries write-in campaign". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2016 Statewide Primary General Assembly District 5". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2016 General Election Representative in General Assembly District 5". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2018 Statewide Primary General Assembly District 5". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "2018 General Election Representative in General Assembly District 5". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2020 General Election Representative in General Assembly District 5". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives_District_5


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