Maria Lopes

Maria Lopes
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 83rd District
In office
1983–2001
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationPolitician, activist

Maria J. Lopes is an American community activist and former politician who was the first African-American woman elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving from 1989 to 2001. A Cape Verdean American, she represented East Providence as a Democrat.

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