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Seth Magaziner

Democratic candidate for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District

Seth Magaziner represents Rhode Island’s Second District. A former public school teacher and state treasurer, he focuses on health care, retirement and government accountability.

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DistrictRI-02
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Seth stands.

Office policy

Affordable care and health staffing

  • Supports lowering prescription costs and providing retention bonuses to eligible health workers to address staffing shortages

Office policy

Social Security and Medicare

  • Supports strengthening and expanding retirement programs and opposes cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits

Office policy

Federal protections for abortion

  • Supports codifying nationwide abortion protections so access does not depend on the state where a woman lives

Office policy

Background checks and safe storage

  • Supports universal firearm background checks, safe storage requirements, stronger red flag laws and an assault weapons ban

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Clean energy and coastal livelihoods

  • Supports responsibly sited clean energy, lower energy costs, coastline protection and maintaining healthy fisheries and marine industries

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Congressional ethics and election reform

  • Supports banning congressional stock trading, legislative term limits and overturning Citizens United to limit unchecked election spending

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2015–2023

    Experience

    Rhode Island general treasurer

    Served eight years as state treasurer.

  2. Since 2023

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents Rhode Island’s Second District.

  3. 2015

    Accomplishment

    Helped establish green infrastructure programs

    Championed legislation creating Infrastructure Bank energy programs.

  • Experience

    Public elementary school teacher

    Taught in rural Louisiana.

  • Experience

    Trillium Asset Management vice president

    Worked in socially responsible investment.

  • Experience

    Crossroads Rhode Island board member

    Served on the homelessness-services board.

  • Experience

    School buildings task force co-chair

    Co-led the school investment planning team.

  • Accomplishment

    Helped modernize school buildings

    Led a state initiative rebuilding dozens of school buildings.

  • Experience

    Homeland Security subcommittee ranking member

    Leads Democrats on counterterrorism, intelligence and law enforcement.

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