Grace Diaz

Grace Diaz (D) has represented the people of District 11 in Providence since first being elected in November 2004. She was named the Democratic Caucus Chair in January 2015, which makes her a member of the House Leadership Team. She is the first vice chair of the House Special Legislation Committee and is a member of the House Finance Committee, the House Conduct Committee, the House Rules Committee, and the House Small Business Committee. She is the co-chairwoman of the Legislative Commission on Child Care in Rhode Island. In the 2025 session, Representative Diaz sponsored a law that protects people’s right to repair their own wheelchairs and other mobility aids. It provides that original power wheelchair equipment manufacturers are required to provide to independent service providers repair information and tools to maintain and repair complex power wheelchairs. During the 2024 session, Representative Diaz advocated strongly for an $813,000 proposal to provide free breakfast and lunch to the 6,500 students statewide who currently receive reduced-price school meals, and provide them a monthly $40 benefit for three months in the summer. The program is fully funded in the budget.…