Jean Barros

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Jean Barros

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Predecessor: J. Patrick O'Neill (D)

Successor: Jennifer Stewart (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 10, 2024

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Jean Barros (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 59. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Barros (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 59. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Barros was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee, First vice chair
• House Finance Committee
• Municipal Government Committee, First vice chair

2019-2020

Barros was assigned to the following committees:

• House Finance Committee
• Municipal Government Committee, First Vice Chairman

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Finance
• Municipal Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Barros served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015
• Finance
• Municipal Government

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jennifer Stewart won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Stewart (D)	97.6	3,703
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	91

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,794
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jennifer Stewart advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Stewart	100.0	803

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 803
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jean Barros (D)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Barros in this election.

2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Jennifer Stewart won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Stewart (D)	97.0	2,188
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	68

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,256
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Jennifer Stewart defeated incumbent Jean Barros in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Stewart	52.5	718
		Jean Barros	47.5	649

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,367
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jean Barros won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jean Barros (D)	97.7	4,142
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	99

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,241
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jean Barros advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jean Barros	100.0	1,381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,381
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2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jean Barros won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jean Barros (D)	97.6	2,989
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	74

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,063
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Jean Barros defeated David Santagata in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jean Barros	87.1	1,185
	Submit photo	David Santagata	12.9	175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,360
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2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

Incumbent Jean P. Barros defeated Lori Barden and Andrew Maguire in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 general election.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 59 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jean P. Barros Incumbent	73.60%	3,044
	Independent	Lori Barden	20.16%	834
	Independent	Andrew Maguire	6.24%	258
Total Votes				4,136
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections

Incumbent Jean P. Barros ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 Democratic primary.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jean P. Barros Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Jean P. Barros defeated John Arcaro in the Democratic primary. Robert P. Venturini (I) was removed from the ballot before the primary. Barros was unchallenged in the general election.

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jean P. Barros	58%	804
John Arcaro	42%	582
Total Votes		1,386

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Jean Barros campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59	Withdrew primary	$-9,283	$0
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59	Lost primary	$31,339	$0
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59	Won general	$28,190	N/A**
2018	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59	Won general	$47,030	N/A**
2016	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 59	Won	$32,655	N/A**
2014	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 59	Won	$18,006	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Rhode Island

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• 2018
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• 2015

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2022.

• ACLU of Rhode Island — Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
• Common Cause Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
• Environment Council of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2021.

• ACLU of Rhode Island — Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
• Common Cause Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
• Environment Council of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2020.

• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2019.

• ACLU of Rhode Island — Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2018.

• ACLU of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2017.

• ACLU of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2016.

• Environment Council of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
• Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity — Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2015.

• Environment Council of Rhode Island — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity — Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by J. Patrick O'Neill (D)	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 59 2015-2023	Succeeded by Jennifer Stewart (D)

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Current members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:K. Shekarchi

Majority Leader:Christopher Blazejewski

Minority Leader:Michael Chippendale

Representatives

District 1

Edith Ajello (D)

District 2

Christopher Blazejewski (D)

District 3

Nathan Biah (D)

District 4

Rebecca Kislak (D)

District 5

Anthony DeSimone (D)

District 6

Raymond Hull (D)

District 7

David Morales (D)

District 8

John Lombardi (D)

District 9

Enrique Sanchez (D)

District 10

Scott Slater (D)

District 11

Grace Diaz (D)

District 12

Jose Batista (D)

District 13

Ramon Perez (D)

District 14

Charlene Lima (D)

District 15

Chris Paplauskas (R)

District 16

Brandon Potter (D)

District 17

Jacquelyn Baginski (D)

District 18

Arthur Handy (D)

District 19

Joseph McNamara (D)

District 20

David Bennett (D)

District 21

Marie Hopkins (R)

District 22

Joseph Solomon (D)

District 23

K. Shekarchi (D)

District 24

Evan Shanley (D)

District 25

Thomas Noret (D)

District 26

Earl Read (D)

District 27

Patricia Serpa (D)

District 28

George Nardone (R)

District 29

Sherry Roberts (R)

District 30

Justine Caldwell (D)

District 31

Julie Casimiro (D)

District 32

Robert Craven (D)

District 33

Carol McEntee (D)

District 34

Teresa Tanzi (D)

District 35

Kathleen Fogarty (D)

District 36

Tina Spears (D)

District 37

Samuel Azzinaro (D)

District 38

Brian Kennedy (D)

District 39

Megan Cotter (D)

District 40

Michael Chippendale (R)

District 41

Robert Quattrocchi (R)

District 42

Richard Fascia (R)

District 43

Deborah Fellela (D)

District 44

Gregory Costantino (D)

District 45

Mia Ackerman (D)

District 46

Mary Shallcross-Smith (D)

District 47

David Place (R)

District 48

Brian Newberry (R)

District 49

Jon Brien (I)

District 50

Stephen Casey (D)

District 51

Robert Phillips (D)

District 52

Alex Marszalkowski (D)

District 53

Paul Santucci (R)

District 54

William O'Brien (D)

District 55

Arthur Corvese (D)

District 56

Joshua Giraldo (D)

District 57

Brandon Voas (D)

District 58

Cherie Cruz (D)

District 59

Jennifer Stewart (D)

District 60

Karen Alzate (D)

District 61

Leonela Felix (D)

District 62

Mary Messier (D)

District 63

Katherine Kazarian (D)

District 64

Jenni Furtado (D)

District 65

Matthew Dawson (D)

District 66

Jennifer Boylan (D)

District 67

Jason Knight (D)

District 68

June Speakman (D)

District 69

Susan Donovan (D)

District 70

John Edwards (D)

District 71

Michelle McGaw (D)

District 72

Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D)

District 73

Marvin Abney (D)

District 74

Alex Finkelman (D)

District 75

Lauren Carson (D)

Democratic Party (64)

Republican Party (10)

Independent (1)