Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan (right) announced she plans to run in RI Senate District 5 the seat currently held by Sam Bell (left).
Community activist and outspoken supporter of public charter schools Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan has declared her intent to run for the Rhode Island Senate in 2022.
On Thursday, Rodriguez-Masjoan confirmed to GoLocal that she plans to run in District 5 in Providence the seat currently held by progressive and proclaimed Democratic Socialist Sam Bell, an opponent of public charter schools.
Rodriguez-Masjoan, who has been a commissioner on the city’s board of licenses and worked at ONE Neighborhood Builders, was irate this week at the Senate’s decision to rescind an expansion of public charter school seats that had been approved by the State Board of Education. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST