Representative Justine Caldwell was first elected in November 2018 to serve the residents of District 30 in East Greenwich and West Greenwich. Prior to her election to the House, she worked in Rhode Island on efforts to pass legislation to support women's issues and to curb gun violence. She also worked as an organizer in the 2012 referendum that established gay marriage rights in Maine. While studying for her PhD in Bowling Green, Ohio, she was a leader in a successful effort to defend against a voter initiative that would have stripped protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from a city non-discrimination ordinance.
