Representative Jacquelyn Baginski
Chair, House Innovation, Internet and Technology Committee
Member, House Finance Committee
Member, State Government and Elections
Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski (D-Dist. 17, Cranston) was elected to the Rhode
Island House of Representatives in November 2020. She was named the chair of
the House Innovation, Internet and Technology Committee in January 2023, and
she is a member of the House Finance Committee and the House State
Government and Elections Committee.
During the 2024 legislative session, Chairwoman
Baginski introduced a new law that addresses local zoning
ordinances relating to the number of unrelated individuals living in the same
home. She also sponsored a new law that allows
any attorney who self-certifies that they have successfully completed a
specialized domestic violence prosecution training course to have the authority
to prosecute any violation of a protective order.
In 2023, she was named as the Legislator
of the Year by the Mental Health Association of R.I. and was recognized by
the Hospital Association of Rhode Island with the 2023
Francis R. Dietz Award for Public Service. She was honored by both organizations for her
leadership on securing funding in the FY 2023 state budget for Certified
Community Behavioral Health Clinics. The budget item was based on legislation
Representative Baginski introduced earlier in the legislative session.
During the 2023 session, Representative Baginski sponsored a new
law which allows sports wagering on in-state collegiate teams when they are
participating in tournaments that consist of four or more teams, such as the
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
In 2022, Representative Baginski introduced a new law which allows the
repurposing of vacant schools for affordable housing. She also was
the main sponsor of the law which will permanently allow
restaurants and brewpubs to sell wine, beer and mixed drinks with takeout food
orders.
Born on November 10, 1985, she is a graduate of the Moses Brown School
in Providence and of George Washington University in 2008.
She is the director of sales and marketing for Professional Ambulance
and she is the director of Dardan Consulting. She also teaches CPR to children.