Leonela Felix | |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
Office: | Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 61st district |
Termstart: | January 5, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Raymond Johnston |
Party: | Democratic Party |
Education: | Community College of Rhode Island Rhode Island College |
Alma Mater: | New England School of Law[2] |
Leonela Felix (born October 4, 1987) is an American politician and lawyer who is the state representative in the Rhode Island House of Representatives for the 61st district. A member of the Democratic Party, she won election in the 2020 elections, primarying incumbent Democrat Raymond Johnston, and beating Republican Robert Wheeler in the general election.[3] A progressive, Felix primaried Johnston with the support of the Working Families Party.[4]