Cynthia Mendes
Mendes in 2022
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 5, 2021 – January 2023
Preceded byWilliam Conley Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Britto
Personal details
Born (1980-06-14) June 14, 1980
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCommunity College of Rhode Island (AS)

Cynthia M. Mendes (born June 14, 1980) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021, and left office in January 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Mendes was born to a mother with Puerto Rican background from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and a father of Cape Verdean background.[1]

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.[2]

Career

From 2004 to 2017, Mendes was a clinical supervisor at an orthodontics clinic in Barrington, Rhode Island.[2] 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.[3][4]

Mendes unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island in the 2022 election.[5]

In the 2024 presidential election, Mendes endorsed author Marianne Williamson's presidential bid.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cowperthwaite, Wheeler (2022-08-20). "Three Democrats make the case for becoming RI's lieutenant governor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  2. 1 2 "Senator Cynthia Mendes". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Cynthia Mendes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ↑ NEWS, NBC 10 (2020-09-09). "Senate Finance Chairman William Conley trails primary opponent". WJAR. Retrieved 2021-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2022-09-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  6. ↑ "New endorsements + Update from the road in NH!". Archive of Political Emails. July 5, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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