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Julie Casimiro

politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ41673577 ↗
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Julie A. Casimiro (born June 21, 1962) is an American politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2017 to 2026. Casimiro, a member of the Democratic Party, represented District 31, which includes portions of North Kingstown and Exeter. Casimiro was first elected to the chamber on November 8, 2016, and assumed office on January 3, 2017.

Representative Casimiro is the operations director for the Kent County YMCA. She is also the 2nd Vice Chair of the North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee and is a mentor for the Year Up Providence Program.

She has lived in North Kingstown since 1997, and is married to Richard Casimiro.

Early life and education

After graduating from Cranston High School West in 1980, she earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Providence College in 1984.

Political career

Casimiro first ran for elective office in 2014, when she challenged incumbent Republican State Representative Doreen Costa for the District 31 seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. She ran unopposed in the Democratic Party primary election, but lost the general election on November 4, 2014 to Costa by 357 votes. Casimiro earned 46.7 percent of the total votes cast, while Costa earned 53.2 percent.

In 2016, Casimiro ran again for the District 31 seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

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