Cynthia Mendes
Cynthia Mendes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | William Conley Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1980 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Community College of Rhode Island (AS) |
Cynthia M. Mendes (born June 14, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.
Education
Mendes earned an associate's degree in social sciences from the Community College of Rhode Island. She is also a certified orthodontic assistant and dental radiology technician.[1]
Career
From 2004 to 2017, Mendes was a clinical supervisor at an orthodontics clinic in Barrington, Rhode Island.[1] She later worked as a manager at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island. She was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 5, 2021.[2][3]
Mendes has announced her intention to run for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island in the 2022 election.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Senator Cynthia Mendes". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Cynthia Mendes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ NEWS, NBC 10 (2020-09-09). "Senate Finance Chairman William Conley trails primary opponent". WJAR. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Matt Brown and Senator Mendes announce run for Governor and Lt Governor". Uprise RI. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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- 1980 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Community College of Rhode Island alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Rhode Island
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- Living people
- Rhode Island Democrats
- Rhode Island state senators
- Women state legislators in Rhode Island