Working with you, Delivering real results
As a working mom, I know how hard it is to pay the bills and make a better future for our kids. I brought our community’s values of hard work, compassion, and problem-solving to the State House and put them into action. Thank you for trusting me to serve our community. Learn More
Delivering Results for Exeter, Richmond, and Hopkinton
• $900+ more for each child in the state Child Tax Credit
• Increased access to affordable childcare
• Expanded Social Security tax relief for seniors
$600,000+ in new state aid for our schools
• $115 million to strengthen RI’s Medicaid system
• Increased Medicaid support for Wood River Health Center
• Fought to protect discount drug programs
• $3 million to preserve farmland and $3 million for open space
• $50,000 for first new forestry fire hose since. the 1980s
• Strengthened wildfire prevention with a state forestry management plan
• Represent RI on regional fire prevention across New England, NY and eastern Canada
• Co-sponsored bi-partisan law to create an Inspector General, an independent government watchdog
• Secured an audit of RIDOT to protect taxpayer dollars
More state funding delivered to our towns
Rural towns like Exeter, Richmond, and Hopkinton deserve strong representation at the State House that effectively delivers the state funding for our specific needs. Since earning your trust as State Representative in 2022, I’ve brought more state money into our district than any elected official in the last two decades. I've delivered on my priorities to fund local healthcare, preserve farmland and open space, and support strong public schools.
When the Exeter fire burned more than 200 acres, it was a wake-up call. The words of our fire chief stayed with me: Rhode Island’s forests are neglected. In 2023 I got a bill passed, chaired a commission, brought in experts, and pushed hard to change a state budget with zero funding for forest management. In addition to forest management provisions I fought for in the Green Bond, we've won $180,000 for 2 new forest rangers, and $50,000 for the first new forestry hoses since the 1980s.
“Megan understands how to transcend politics by understanding what people need
as humans...and what is important to people in rural communities.”
CHIP HEIL, HOPKINTON
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Rep. Megan Cotter sponsors recreation grant for summer camps
Town council approved the Recreation Department’s request to apply for a legislative grant sponsored by Rep. Megan Cotter that will go to critical funding efforts for the town’s 2026 Summer Recreation Camp.
Rep. Cotter proposes sales tax holiday for restaurants
Rep. Megan L. Cotter has introduced legislation to create two tax-free weeks each year for restaurants in the state.