Nathan Biah

Nathan Biah

Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Moira Walsh

Compensation

Base salary

$19,037/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Graduate

University of Rhode Island

Personal

Profession

Educator

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Nathan Biah (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Biah (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Nathan Biah lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Biah earned a degree in criminal justice from Rhode Island College in 1999 and a master's degree in education administration from the University of Rhode Island in 2007. His career experience includes working as a math teacher and as the principal at Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Biah was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee

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 3

Incumbent Nathan Biah won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah (D)	95.8	2,732
		Other/Write-in votes	4.2	120

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,852
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Nathan Biah advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah	100.0	240

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Biah in this election.

2023

State Senate

See also: Rhode Island state legislative special elections, 2023

General election

Special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1

Jake Bissaillon defeated Niyoka Powell in the special general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Bissaillon (D)	82.8	904
		Niyoka Powell (R)	16.4	179
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	9

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,092
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1

Jake Bissaillon defeated Nathan Biah, Michelle Rivera, and Mario Mancebo in the special Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 5, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Bissaillon	53.4	752
		Nathan Biah	24.4	344
	Submit photo	Michelle Rivera	19.0	268
	Submit photo	Mario Mancebo	3.2	45

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,409
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1

Niyoka Powell advanced from the special Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 5, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Niyoka Powell	100.0	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18
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Endorsements

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U.S. House

See also: Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Democratic primary)

Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District special election, 2023 (September 5 Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Gabe Amo defeated Gerry Leonard in the special general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Amo (D)	64.9	43,290
		Gerry Leonard (R)	35.1	23,393

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephen Earle (Independent)
• Julian J. Smith (Independent)
• Richard O'Shea (Independent)
• John Vitkevich (Independent)
• Jeffrey Lemire (Independent)
• Christopher Reynolds (Independent)
• Joseph Jean-Philippe (Independent)
• Paul Rianna Jr. (Independent)
• John Ritchie (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Amo	32.4	12,946
		J. Aaron Regunberg	24.9	9,960
		Sandra Cano	13.9	5,574
		Sabina Matos	8.0	3,210
		Stephen Casey	5.8	2,329
		Walter Berbrick	3.6	1,453
		Ana Quezada	3.5	1,415
		John Goncalves	2.8	1,118
		Don Carlson (Unofficially withdrew)	1.7	690
		Allen Waters	1.3	503
		Stephanie Beauté	1.1	428
		Spencer Dickinson	0.9	354

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,980
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bella Noka (D)
• Nicholas Autiello II (D)
• Nathan Biah (D)
• Paul LeBon (D)
• Toni Sfameni (D)
• Kathleen Gaskell (D)
• Larry Hutchinson Jr. (D)
• Gregory Mundy (D)
• Michael Tillinghast (D)
• Marvin Abney (D)
• Mickeda Barnes (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1

Gerry Leonard defeated Terri Flynn in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 5, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gerry Leonard	75.7	3,076
		Terri Flynn	24.3	989

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,065
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William LeBron Jr. (R)
• Barrett Lynton (R)
• Gary Donald (R)
• Uloma Ekpete Kama (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Biah in this election.

2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Nathan Biah won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah (D)	96.7	1,428
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	49

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,477
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Nathan Biah advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah	100.0	719

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 719
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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 3

Nathan Biah won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah (D)	97.5	3,258
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	84

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,342
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3

Nathan Biah defeated incumbent Moira Walsh in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Biah	64.8	491
		Moira Walsh	35.2	267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 758
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

State Senate

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U.S. House

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2022

Nathan Biah did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Nathan Biah did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Nathan Biah campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3	Won general	$7,590	$0
2023	Rhode Island State Senate District 1	Lost primary	$12,525	$0
2023	U.S. House Rhode Island District 1	Withdrew primary	$1,030	$953
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3	Won general	$23,052	$0
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3	Won general	$18,560	N/A**
Grand total			$62,757	$953
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14. ACLU of Rhode Island Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties. Environmental 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.

2023

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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16. 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.

2022

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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23. 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. Environmental 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.

2021

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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1. 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. Environmental 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.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Moira Walsh (D)	Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

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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)