Rep. Grace Diaz (D) is the first elected Dominican-American woman to a state legislature seat in the U.S. She has represented the people of District 11 in Providence since November 2004.
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Senator Juan Manuel Pichardo was the first Dominican American and Latino elected to the Rhode Island Senate, in 2002. He represented the people of Providence, Rhode Island's Senate District 2.
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