active in the successful campaign for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. He served as a board member of Marriage Equality Rhode Island. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2022 On September 14, 2021, Magaziner announced his candidacy in the 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election, focusing on abortion rights, clean energy, reducing gun violence, education, and mandatory coronavirus vaccination for all state and school employees. The incumbent, Dan McKee, had not yet filed for reelection. On January 26, 2022, Magaziner withdrew from the gubernatorial election and instead announced he would run to represent Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives after longtime incumbent James Langevin announced his retirement. Magaziner was a resident of the 1st congressional district but moved to a rented house in Cranston after his opponents criticized him for not living in the district, though federal law requires a representative only to be a resident of the state. He defeated five other candidates in the September 13 Democratic primary with over 50% of the vote. On November 8, 2022, Magaziner won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Allan Fung, a former mayor of Cranston and two-time Republican nominee for governor. Tenure COVID-19 policy On January 31, 2023, Magaziner voted against H.R.497:Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, a bill which would lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. On February 1, 2023, Magaziner voted against a resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency. Voting rights On February 9, 2023, Magaziner voted against H.J.Res. 24: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 which condemns the District of Columbia’s plan that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Electoral history Personal life Magaziner married Julia McDowell in 2018. The couple has a son. References External links Congressman Seth Magaziner official U.S. House website Seth Magaziner for Congress campaign website |- |- 1983 births 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American politicians Brown University alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives Living people Milton Academy alumni People from Bristol, Rhode Island Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island Democrats State treasurers of Rhode Island Teach For America alumni Yale School of Management alumni