Summary
Current Position: US House of Representatives District 2 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Investment professional and General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023
District: southern and western Rhode Island.
Upcoming Election:
Magaziner worked as a school teacher at Creswell Elementary School in Opelousas, Louisiana, from 2006 to 2008, as a Teach For America member. In 2009, he worked as an associate at Point Judith Capital, a Rhode Island-based venture capital firm. After graduate school, Magaziner worked at Trillium Asset Management as a vice president.
In February 2016, Magaziner was selected as chair of the Financial Literacy Committee for the National Association of State Treasurers.
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About
Representative Seth Magaziner started his career as a public school teacher. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2022, he served as Rhode Island’s General Treasurer for eight years where he spearheaded an initiative to rebuild school buildings across the state and created new clean energy programs at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, creating thousands of jobs and lowering costs for ratepayers.
Representative Magaziner ran for Congress to fight for working people and protect the fundamental rights of all Americans. He is committed to protecting Social Security and Medicare, lowering the price of prescription drugs, and standing up for fair pay and benefits for workers. Magaziner supports a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions and common-sense gun safety legislation to make communities safer.
As a new parent, Representative Magaziner is working to build a country where everyone has a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like his family did. His grandfathers were both sons of immigrants who grew up in poverty. Despite not having much, when they returned from World War II they were able to find good, middle-class jobs – Grandpa Bob as a steelworker in Worcester and his Grandpa Louis as a bookkeeper at a fruit canning company in New York. With those jobs they bought homes, started families, and put their kids through college. This was the American Dream that was so common a generation ago – the promise that with hard work and perseverance, each generation can build a better life for their kids than they had for themselves.
Representative Magaziner believes we can restore the American Dream and expand it to those communities for whom it was never fully realized. He has spent his career fighting for Rhode Islanders and will continue that fight in Washington.
Magaziner lives in Cranston with his wife Julia and one year old son, Max. He considers himself lucky to represent the best district in America.
Personal
Full Name: Seth Magaziner
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Julia; 1 Child: Max
Birth Place: Bristol, RI
Home City: Cranston, RI
Source: Vote Smart
Education
MBA, Yale University School of Management, 2008-2010
AB, History, Brown University, 2002-2006
Political Experience
Treasurer, State of Rhode Island, 2014-2023
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island, District 2, 2023-Present
Candidate, Rhode Island State Treasurer, 2014, 2018
General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island, 2015-Present
Professional Experience
Summer Intern, TCI Fund
Portfolio Associate/Investment Analyst/Vice President, Trillium Asset Management, 2010-2013
Summer Associate, Point Judith Capital, 2009
Teacher, Saint Landry Parish School Board, 2006-2008
Offices
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
Source: none
Congressman Magaziner serves on the following Committees and Caucuses:
Committees
House Committee on Homeland Security:
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence (Ranking Member)
House Committee on Natural Resources:
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Caucuses
- 5G and Beyond Caucus
- Apprenticeship Caucus
- Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus
- Bipartisan Hellenic Caucus
- Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
- Bipartisan Task Force on Antisemitism
- Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence
- Boating Caucus
- Caucus on Armenian Issues
- Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Child Labor Prevention Task Force
- Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus
- Congressional Energy Storage Caucus
- Congressional Equality Caucus
- Congressional Pre-K and Child Care Caucus
- Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
- Career and Technical Education Caucus
- Dad’s Caucus
- Defense Workforce, Innovation, and Industry Caucus
- Electrification Caucus
- Expand Social Security Caucus
- Financial Literacy Caucus
- Friends of Ireland
- Friends of Job Corps Caucus
- Future Forum
- Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
- Haiti Caucus
- High Speed and Passenger Rail and Modernization Caucus
- Historical Preservation Society
- International Workers’ Rights Caucus
- Labor Caucus
- Long Island Sound Caucus
- Long Term Care Caucus
- Lyme Disease Caucus
- Manufacturing Caucus
- Neuroscience Caucus
- Nursing Caucus
- Oceans Caucus
- Portuguese Caucus
- Pro Choice Caucus
- Shellfish Caucus
- Stakeholder Capitalism Caucus
- STEAM Caucus (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts and Math)
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC)
- Sustainable Investment Caucus
- Ukraine Caucus
Election Results
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Finances
Source: Vote Smart
Committees
Congressman Magaziner serves on the following Committees and Caucuses:
Committees
House Committee on Homeland Security:
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence (Ranking Member)
House Committee on Natural Resources:
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Caucuses
- 5G and Beyond Caucus
- Apprenticeship Caucus
- Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus
- Bipartisan Hellenic Caucus
- Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
- Bipartisan Task Force on Antisemitism
- Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence
- Boating Caucus
- Caucus on Armenian Issues
- Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Child Labor Prevention Task Force
- Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus
- Congressional Energy Storage Caucus
- Congressional Equality Caucus
- Congressional Pre-K and Child Care Caucus
- Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
- Career and Technical Education Caucus
- Dad’s Caucus
- Defense Workforce, Innovation, and Industry Caucus
- Electrification Caucus
- Expand Social Security Caucus
- Financial Literacy Caucus
- Friends of Ireland
- Friends of Job Corps Caucus
- Future Forum
- Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
- Haiti Caucus
- High Speed and Passenger Rail and Modernization Caucus
- Historical Preservation Society
- International Workers’ Rights Caucus
- Labor Caucus
- Long Island Sound Caucus
- Long Term Care Caucus
- Lyme Disease Caucus
- Manufacturing Caucus
- Neuroscience Caucus
- Nursing Caucus
New Legislation
Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner, who has represented the district since January 2023.
Wikipedia
Seth Michael Magaziner (born July 22, 1983) is an American investment professional and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district since 2023.[1][2] A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 31st General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023.[3] Magaziner won the November 2022 election to succeed retiring representative James Langevin.
Early life and education
Seth Magaziner was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, on July 22, 1983, to Suzanne and Ira Magaziner.[4][5] Ira is a policy advisor for politicians, governments, and non-governmental organizations.[6] Suzanne is Catholic and Ira is Jewish.[7][8] Seth is the oldest of three children.[9]
Magaziner graduated from Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, in 2002.[10] He then attended Brown University, where he served as president of the Brown University Democrats, president of the College Democrats of Rhode Island, and as a member of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice.[11][12] Magaziner graduated from Brown with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 2006.[13] He received a Master of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management in 2010.[11][14]
Early career
Magaziner worked as a school teacher at Creswell Elementary School in Opelousas, Louisiana, from 2006 to 2008, as a Teach For America member.[3] In 2009, he worked as an associate at Point Judith Capital, a Rhode Island-based venture capital firm.[15]
After graduate school, Magaziner worked at Trillium Asset Management as a vice president.[11]
Magaziner was active in the successful campaign for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. He served as a board member of Marriage Equality Rhode Island.[6][16]
Magaziner serves on the board of directors of Crossroads Rhode Island, a homeless service organization.[17] He previously served on the board of directors of Common Cause Rhode Island.[3]
Rhode Island General Treasurer
On October 22, 2013, Magaziner announced his candidacy for Rhode Island General Treasurer.[3] He won the Democratic nomination in the September 9 primary election, defeating former Treasurer Frank Caprio.[18] Magaziner was elected in the November 2014 general election, defeating Independent candidate Ernest A. Almonte.[19]
In his first months in office, Magaziner developed a plan to establish the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) to finance green infrastructure projects.[20]
In June 2015, Magaziner launched a transparency initiative for the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI).[21] In 2015, the treasurer’s office announced it was pursuing two class-action lawsuits against fossil fuel industry companies BP and Plains All American[22] for oil spills that allegedly harmed investors and the environment.
In February 2016, Magaziner was selected as chair of the Financial Literacy Committee for the National Association of State Treasurers.[23]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2022
On September 14, 2021, Magaziner announced his candidacy in the 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election, focusing on abortion rights, clean energy, reducing gun violence, education, and mandatory coronavirus vaccination for all state and school employees. The incumbent, Dan McKee, had not yet filed for reelection.[24]
On January 26, 2022, Magaziner withdrew from the gubernatorial election and instead announced he would run to represent Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives after longtime incumbent James Langevin announced his retirement.[25] Magaziner was a resident of the 1st congressional district but moved to a rented house in Cranston after his opponents criticized him for not living in the district, though federal law requires a representative only to be a resident of the state.[26] He defeated five other candidates in the September 13 Democratic primary with over 50% of the vote. On November 8, 2022, Magaziner won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Allan Fung, a former mayor of Cranston and two-time Republican nominee for governor.[27]
Tenure
COVID-19 policy
On January 31, 2023, Magaziner voted against H.R.497, also known as the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, which would lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers.[28][29]
On February 1, 2023, Magaziner voted against a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency.[30][31]
Foreign policy
In 2023, Magaziner voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[32][33] Later that year, he voted against a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine.[34][35]
Traffic safety
In 2024, Magaziner introduced the Biking Instruction, Knowledge, and Education (BIKE) Act. The act would ensure that National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grants can be used for bicycle education and safety programs.[36]
Voting rights
On February 9, 2023, Magaziner voted against H.J.Res. 24: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which condemns the District of Columbia’s plan to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.[37][38]
Electoral history
| Rhode Island General Treasurer Democratic primary election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 80,378 | 66.5 |
| Democratic | Frank Caprio | 40,402 | 33.5 |
| Rhode Island General Treasurer election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 175,902 | 57.1 |
| Independent | Ernest Almonte | 131,423 | 42.7 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 588 | 0.2 |
| Rhode Island General Treasurer Democratic primary election, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 93,967 | 100.0 |
| Rhode Island General Treasurer election, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 237,575 | 64.9 |
| Republican | Michael Riley | 127,944 | 35.0 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 539 | 0.1 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Seth Magaziner | 100,919 | 50.4 | ||
| Republican | Allan Fung | 93,637 | 46.8 | ||
| Moderate | William Gilbert | 5,454 | 2.7 | ||
| Write-in | 199 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 200,209 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Personal life
Magaziner married Julia McDowell in 2018. The couple has a son.[39][40] Magaziner’s father is Ira Magaziner.[41]
References
- ^ “Swearing in as Member of the 118th Congress”. Representative Magaziner. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ McGowan, Dan. “Speaker scramble puts Magaziner’s first day in Congress in flux – The Boston Globe”. BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Gregg, Katherine (October 22, 2013). “Seth Magaziner announces candidacy for RI state treasurer”. The Providence Journal.
- ^ “General Treasurer Seth Magaziner – Directory of Government Officials”. Rhode Island Department of State. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ “Seth Magaziner ’06”. IE Executive MBA | Brown University. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Donnis, Ian. “Seth Magaziner considering a run for Treasurer in 2014”, RIPR, May 16, 2013.
- ^ Kampeas, Ron (October 27, 2022). “Meet 10 Jewish candidates who could be elected to Congress for the first time this fall”. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ RI.gov. “RIGOV”. www.ri.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Pearlstein, Steven (April 18, 1993). “THE MANY CRUSADES OF IRA MAGAZINER”. Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ “Class of 2002 10th Reunion” Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Milton Academy, accessed January 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c Lamb, Katherine. “Magaziner ’06 to run for R.I. general treasurer”, The Brown Daily Herald, October 24, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Brian C. “Young voters on the move” Archived September 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, The Providence Phoenix, October 29 – November 4, 2004.
- ^ Gregg, Katherine. “Seth Magaziner announces candidacy for RI state treasurer”. The Providence Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ “Ned Lamont ’80 Elected Governor of Connecticut”. Yale School of Management. November 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ “Seth Magaziner kicks off run for RI governor”. WPRI.com. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Brian C. “The campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in RI”, Providence Journal. [dead link]
- ^ “Board of Directors”, Crossroads Rhode Island, accessed January 28, 2014. [dead link]
- ^ Kuffner, Alex. “Magaziner ends Caprio’s comeback for general treasurer”, The Providence Journal, Providence, September 9, 2014. [dead link]
- ^ Parker, Paul Edward. “Political newcomer Magaziner defeats Almonte to be next R.I. general treasurer”, The Providence Journal, Providence, November 5, 2014. [dead link]
- ^ “Innovative financing undergirds new RI Infrastructure Bank”. newsletter.convergenceri.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ “Subscription Center”. PIOnline. June 26, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Comtois, James (November 13, 2015). “Rhode Island ERS leads class-action lawsuits against BP, Plains All American”. pionline.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ “RI state treasurer to promote financial literacy nationwide”. turnto10.com. February 6, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Seth Magaziner announces run for governor, slamming ‘old-time politicians’ Providence Journal, Katherine Gregg, September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Crandall, Brian (January 26, 2022). “Seth Magaziner announces run for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District”. WJAR. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Machado, Steph (August 9, 2022). “Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner moves to house in 2nd District”. WPRI.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ “Democrat Seth Magaziner Defeats Republican Allan Fung in Rhode Island House Race”. WSJ. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ “Seven Democrats join Republicans in vote to lift vaccine mandate for healthcare workers”. January 31, 2023.
- ^ “On Passage – H.R.497: To eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on”. August 12, 2015.
- ^ “House passes resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency”. February 2023.
- ^ “On Passage – H.J.RES.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by”. August 12, 2015.
- ^ “H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … — House Vote #136 — Mar 8, 2023”. March 8, 2023.
- ^ “House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria”. Associated Press. March 8, 2023.
- ^ Sfortinsky, Sarah. “Almost 50 Democrats Snub Biden with Vote against Cluster Bombs for Ukraine.” The Hill, 14 July 2023, https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4097677-almost-50-democrats-snub-biden-with-vote-against-cluster-bombs-for-ukraine/.
- ^ “H.Amdt. 243 (Greene) to H.R. 2670: To Prohibit Cluster Munitions … — House Vote #317 — Jul 13, 2023.” GovTrack.Us, https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h317. Accessed 16 July 2023.
- ^ Belmore, Ryan (March 30, 2024). “Rep. Magaziner introduces bill to support bicycle safety education”. What’s Up Newp. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ “House votes to overturn D.C.’s illegal immigrant voting plan”. The Washington Times.
- ^ “H.J.Res. 24: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia … — House Vote #118 — Feb 9, 2023”.
- ^ RI.gov. “RIGOV”. www.ri.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ “Seth Magaziner kicks off run for RI governor”. WPRI.com. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ “EXCLUSIVE: Sexual Predator Epstein Tied to RI’s Ira Magaziner, Father of General Treasurer UPDATED”.
External links
- Congressman Seth Magaziner official U.S. House website
- Seth Magaziner for Congress campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
