State Representative Brandon Potter

The information detailed in the Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence is heartbreaking and infuriating. It reveals decades of abuse and institutional cover-ups that allowed children to be harmed while those responsible were protected.

Last year, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed legislation to expand the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases--an effort led by my friend Representative Carol Hagan McEntee, who has been a relentless and courageous advocate for survivors.

This bill must be passed again and signed into law this year. The survivors deserve justice. And they deserve it now.

Thank you to Attorney General Peter Neronha and his team for their tireless work uncovering the truth and helping to bring these stories to light. Now it's time for our state government to act.

cc: Governor Dan McKee
Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island House of Representatives

Investigation finds R.I. Catholic diocese concealed child sexual abuse through ‘culture of secrecy’ - The Boston Globe A new report found the diocese protected accused priests and transferred them to new congregations where they continued to have access to children.

Enjoyed a hilarious and empowering Sketch R.I. show at The Artists’ Exchange tonight. Thanks , , and for the invitation — and for championing inclusion in the arts and spotlighting talent in our community.

They have two more shows this Sunday, and I highly recommend it for a good laugh while supporting a great cause.

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to join Rep. Art Handy and I for our town hall. We had an engaged conversation about the moment we’re in, the challenges we’re facing, and how we’re putting our values into action at the State House. In times like these, showing up for each other and building community matters more than ever.

Special thanks to for being a wonderful host as always!

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Looking forward to joining my friend Rep. Art Handy this Tuesday for a community conversation about what we’re working on at the State House. Hope to see you there!

I was proud to join dozens of my colleagues and the RI Working Families Party at the State House yesterday to introduce the Fair Share for Rhode Island agenda—a package of bills to make sure the wealthiest Rhode Islanders finally pay their fair share so we can invest in healthcare, education, childcare, and food assistance.

At a time when Trump and Republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires and big corporations while sticking working people with the bill, we need to fight back.

As Democrats in Rhode Island, we have the opportunity to show what it means to lead on our values and fight for working people like this moment calls for. It’s time to put our money where our mouth is.

It’s January 6th and the first day back of a new session of the Rhode Island General Assembly.

It’s both a day of remembrance and a call to action.

Five years ago today, I was a state legislator for one day when the President of the United States incited a violent mob to ransack the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power. My first act as a legislator was submitting this resolution condemning the attack and honoring the lives lost. No matter how hard the right-wing propaganda machine tries to manipulate the public in real time, that day will be remembered in history as an attack on our democracy itself, and a moment of profound shame for our nation.

But January 6 didn’t happen in a vacuum. There can be no denying that what led us there, and to the reelection of an insurrectionist felon as President was, in part, a Democratic Party that for decades drifted away from standing up for working people and instead grew far too comfortable cozying up to corporate America.

As Senator Bernie Sanders once said: “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”

In this moment, Rhode Island Democrats have an opportunity to lead by example.

We can show what a Democratic Party in power should look like right now: one that governs with conviction and stays true to its values. But that requires reckoning with the economic injustice that brought us here. It means rejecting corporate influence, standing up to concentrated wealth, and putting working-class people first.

We do that by making 2026 the year we finally Tax the Rich.

The top 1% of earners, who are those making over $625,000 a year, can afford to pay a little more so we can protect Rhode Islanders from the devastating and cruel healthcare cuts coming out of Washington, D.C. But this isn’t just about revenue or even protecting our most vulnerable. It’s about restoring faith in the Democratic Party and in democracy itself.

Because the same lobbying voices that year after year block efforts to tax the wealthy are the same voices that tilted our economy so heavily toward those at the very top that millions of people stopped believing the Democratic Party was on their side. Let us not forget that loss of trust is what created the opening Donald Trump exploited in the first place.

If Democrats want to defend democracy, we have to make it work for people again. That means putting working-class families first, taking on corporate power, and proving through action that our party can still be a force for good in people’s lives.

January 6th is a reminder of what happens when democracy fails. This legislative session is a chance for us to show how Democrats help save it.

CC: Rhode Island Democratic Party, Cranston Democratic Party of RI, Rhode Island House of Representatives, Governor Dan McKee

There are moments when language fails us entirely. The loss of Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov is one of them.

Two remarkable young people, full of promise, possibility, and life, gone in an instant for no reason that will ever make sense.

Our community is grieving deeply. And while questions will come, and explanations will be searched for, nothing should distract us from remembering their names, their lives, and the families left to carry this loss.

May we hold their names close. May we honor who they were, and keep their families and loved ones in our hearts.

Yesterday, I officially became an attorney.

I was sworn into the R.I. Bar by Justice Goldberg in front of some of the most important people in my life, and I couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who was there — and to all who helped me get here.

Thank you to Speaker Joe Shekarchi for moving my admission and arranging such a meaningful swearing-in ceremony. 🙏 Truly a day I’ll never forget.

With gratitude,

Brandon Potter, Esq. ⚖️

Had a great time joining many colleagues from the House & Senate last night at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport to recognize Rep. Marvin Abney and Senator Lou DiPalma for their dedication to preserving our state’s historic and cultural landmarks. Congratulations!

Glad to finally make it into — one of the newest small businesses to open shop here in District 16. Great coffee and great service!