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Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Successor: Megan Cotter (D)

Justin Price (Republican Party) was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Price (Republican Party) ran for election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Price served as Senior Deputy Minority Leader during the 2020-2022 legislative term.^[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Price was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Price was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary
• Rules
• Small Business

2015 legislative session

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

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015
• Environment and Natural Resources
• Health, Education and Welfare
• 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 39

Incumbent Megan Cotter defeated Justin Price in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Cotter (D)	54.0	4,671
		Justin Price (R)	45.9	3,973
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,651
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Megan Cotter advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Cotter	100.0	565

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 565
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Justin Price advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price	100.0	336

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Megan Cotter defeated incumbent Justin Price and Sean Comella in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Cotter (D)	45.2	3,031
		Justin Price (R)	44.7	2,999
	Submit photo	Sean Comella (Independent)	10.0	670
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,702
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Megan Cotter advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Cotter	100.0	1,110

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,110
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Justin Price advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price	100.0	533

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 533
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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 39

Incumbent Justin Price defeated Megan Cotter in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price (R)	52.0	4,181
		Megan Cotter (D)	48.0	3,860
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,046
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Megan Cotter advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Cotter	100.0	212

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Justin Price advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price	100.0	252

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gerald Zarrella (R)

2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Justin Price defeated William Degnan in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price (R)	54.0	3,136
		William Degnan (D)	45.9	2,669
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,810
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

William Degnan advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Degnan	100.0	837

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 837
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Colin Lescroart (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Justin Price advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Price	100.0	656

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 656
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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 Justin Price defeated Larry Valencia in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 general election.^[2]^[3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Justin Price Incumbent	60.10%	4,122
	Democratic	Larry Valencia	39.90%	2,737
Total Votes				6,859
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections

Larry Valencia ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.^[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Larry Valencia (unopposed)

Incumbent Justin Price ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.^[5]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Justin Price 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. Incumbent Larry Valencia was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Justin Price defeated Michael Picillo in the Republican primary. Valencia was defeated by Price in the general election.^[6]^[7]^[8]

**Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Justin Price	57.2%	2,899
	Democratic	Larry Valencia Incumbent	42.8%	2,168
Total Votes				5,067

**Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Justin Price	62.2%	426
Michael Picillo	37.8%	259
Total Votes		685

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Justin Price campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39	Lost general	$6,199	$0
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39	Lost general	$3,152	$0
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39	Won general	$1,705	N/A**
2018	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39	Won general	$4,226	N/A**
2016	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39	Won	$8,461	N/A**
2014	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 39	Won	$5,507	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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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 -	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 39 2015-2023	Succeeded by Megan Cotter (D)

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)

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Republican Party (10)

Independent (1)

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