Cynthia Mendes

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Cynthia Mendes
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byWilliam Conley Jr.
Personal details
Born (1980-06-14) June 14, 1980 (age 41)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCommunity College of Rhode Island (AS)

Cynthia Mendes (born June 14, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Education[]

Mendes earned an associate's degree in social sciences from the Community College of Rhode Island. She is also a certified orthodontic assistant and dental radiology technician.[1]

Career[]

From 2004 to 2017, Mendes was a clinical supervisor at an orthodontics clinic in Barrington, Rhode Island.[1] She later worked as a manager at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island. She was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 5, 2021.[2][3]

Mendes has announced her intention to run for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island in the 2022 election.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Senator Cynthia Mendes". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Cynthia Mendes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ^ NEWS, NBC 10 (2020-09-09). "Senate Finance Chairman William Conley trails primary opponent". WJAR. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ "Matt Brown and Senator Mendes announce run for Governor and Lt Governor". Uprise RI. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-18.

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