Ramon Perez (politician) explained

Ramon Perez
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Birth Name:Ramón A. Perez, Jr.
Birth Date: November 20, 1971
State House:Rhode Island
District:13th
Predecessor:Mario Mendez
Term Start:January 5, 2021
Termstart1:January 1, 2017
Termend1:December 31, 2018
Successor1:Mario Mendez
Predecessor1:John Carnevale
Party:Democratic

Ramon A. Perez, Jr. (Spanish; Castilian: Ramón; born November 20, 1971) is a Dominican-American politician and businessman who serves as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 13th district. Elected in 2016, he assumed office in 2017 and left office on January 1, 2019 after his re-election defeat. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2020.[1]

Early life

Perez was raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2]

Career

Perez owned New England Taxi and worked as a founding member of the Taxi Driver Union in Providence, Rhode Island. Perez was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rhode Island Senate in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[3] [4] In January 2018, Perez was accused of inappropriate behavior during a workplace sexual harassment training session by fellow representative Moira Walsh. After more allegations surfaced, Perez claimed that his statements made during the training session were misinterpreted because of his accent.[5] [6]

In the 2018 Democratic primary, Perez was defeated by Mario Mendez. Perez sought re-election to his old seat in the 2020 election, defeating Mendez in the Democratic primary.[7] [8]

References

  1. Web site: Ramon Perez. 2020-10-08. Ballotpedia. en.
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Ramon A. Perez. 2020-10-08. www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. Web site: Rep. Perez sworn into office as General Assembly convenes. 2020-10-08. Rep. Perez sworn into office as General Assembly convenes. en-us.
  4. https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142144/ramon-perez-jr Ramon Perez, Jr.'s Biography
  5. Web site: Nagle. Kate. UPDATED: RI Legislator Accused of Sexual Harassment -- During Sexual Harassment Training. 2020-10-08. GoLocalProv. en.
  6. Web site: NEWS. BILL RAPPLEYE, NBC 10. 2018-01-11. Lawmaker: 'I was not joking' about sexual harassment. 2020-10-08. WJAR.
  7. Web site: Marrocco. Jacob. Mendez seeking to affirm community support with reelection bid. 2020-10-08. Johnston Sun Rise. en.
  8. Web site: Marrocco. Jacob. Perez aims for Dist. 13 seat, wants to finish initiatives. 2020-10-08. Johnston Sun Rise. en.