Rep. Karen Alzate (D-Dist. 60, Pawtucket, Central Falls) was first elected to the House of Representatives in November 2018. Appointed the Deputy Floor Manager in May 2026, she is the chairwoman of the House Special Legislation Committee, second vice chair of the House Labor Committee, and a member of the House Finance Committee. She is also co-chair of the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus. She graduated from Tolman High School in 2006 and received her bachelor's degree in political science from Rhode Island College in 2013. She received a Master's Degree in community development from Roger Williams University in 2019. Representative Alzate was a part of the Latina Leadership Institute in 2017 and she was previously a member of the New Leaders Council in 2016. She also was a member of Leadership Rhode Island in 2021 and a Harvard Kennedy School July 2024 cohort. Also in 2024, she was selected as a Transatlantic Inclusive Leaders Network fellow by The German Marshall fund.
