Jennifer Stewart was elected in November 2022 as the State Representative from District 59 in Pawtucket. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Representative Stewart has a master's degree in political science and is a teacher of history and political science. She previously had a successful seven-year tenure as humanities department chair. She was a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award in 2011. She has been privileged to pursue many professional development opportunities, including a summer fellowship on cartographic history with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Representative Stewart is a 2018-2019 recipient of the Fulbright Distinguished Award for Teaching. As a Fulbright grantee, she made Finland her home from January through June, 2019, and conducted an inquiry project entitled “How Less Can Be More: What Finland Can Teach the U.S. about Cutting the Homework in the Humanities.” During her stay, she was hosted by the University of Helsinki. Representative Stewart resides in Pawtucket with her husband.
