| Brandon Potter | |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1984 |
| Office: | Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 16th district |
| Termstart: | January 5, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Christopher Millea |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
Brandon Potter (born 6 August 1984) is an American politician who is state representative in the Rhode Island House of Representatives for the 16th district.[1] In the 2020 election, Potter primaried incumbent representative Christopher Millea, a close ally of speaker Nicholas Mattiello, with the support of the Working Families Party, winning the Democratic nomination.[2] After being unable to contact Millea, Potter was motivated to run for office when his girlfriend was removed from a kidney transplant waiting list, and the Herb Chambers car dealership he was working at was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Potter proceeded to defeat Republican Maryann Lancia in the general election by a margin of 585 votes.[1] He was endorsed by Bernie Sanders.[4]
Following the news that state Rep. Justin Price had attended the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Potter was the first elected official to publicly call for him to resign.[5]
A former member of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, he was expelled from the group for supporting House Speaker Joe Shekarchi.[6] Potter later called the organization “toxic to the progressive movement” after the group faced criticism for targeting other progressives.[7]