John G. Edwards

John G. Edwards DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 70

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John G. EdwardsDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 70
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John 'Jay' Gustav Edwards IV (born April 7, 1958 in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 70 since January 2009. On March 25, 2014, Rep. Edwards was elected House Majority Whip by the House Democratic Caucus when Nicholas Mattiello became Speaker in 2014. Prior to that he had served as the Senior Deputy Majority Leader under Speaker Gordon Fox. In 2021, after Joe Shekarchi was elected speaker, Edwards was appointed Majority Floor Manager and replaced as Majority Whip by Katherine Kazarian. Edwards serves on the House Finance, House Oversight, House Municipal Government and House Labor Committees. In September 2014, Edwards became a CSG Henry Toll Fellow.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Northeastern University
BS Political Science
1976 - 1983
Past Positions1 - 14 of 14
Majority Floor Manager
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Majority Whip
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2014 - 2021
Senior Deputy Majority Leader
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2013 - 2014
Representative
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2008 - Current
Councilmember
Town of Tiverton
2006 - 2008
Project Manager
Site Specific
2017 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Carlin Construction Company Limited Liability Company
2016 - 2017
Project Manager
H.V. Collins Company
2012 - 2016
Project Manager
A/Z Corporation
2010 - 2012
Operations Manager
Advanced Building Concepts
2006 - 2009
Senior Project Manager
Cutler Associates
2003 - 2006
Senior Project Manager
Hodess Building Company
2000 - 2003
Project Manager
O. Ahlborg and Sons
1998 - 2000
Superintendent
John G. Edwards Construction Company
1989 - 1998
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Member
Rhode Island Builders Association
2006 - Current
Member
Maine Island Trail Association
2005 - Current
Director
Rhode Island, Caritas
2004 - Current
Treasurer
Member, Tiverton Democratic Town Committee
2004 - Current
Chair
Associated Builders and Contractors
2004
Member
Save the Bay
2003 - Current
Member
Sierra Club
Member
National Eagle Scout Association
Member
Tiverton Land Trust, 2003-present
Member
Subcommittee on Environment and Transportation, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Subcommittee on General Government, Rhode Island State House of r
2023 - Current
Chair
Tiverton Landfill Sub Committee
2006 - 2008
Vice Chair
Elementary School Building Committee
2004 - 2008
Member
Tiverton Zoning Board
1996 - 2006
Former Member
Tiverton Democratic Town Committee
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member
Permanent Joint Committee on Economic Development, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member
Permanent Joint Committee on Economic Development, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member
Small Business Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
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