Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung
Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung is an American politician from the state of Rhode Island. A Republican, she is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for District 15.

Fenton-Fung was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and was raised in Middletown. She graduated from Middletown High School in 1998 and Northeastern University, where she was valedictorian of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. She earned a master's degree in physical therapy from Northeastern University and works at Rhode Island Hospital. She became involved in Republican Party politics, becoming the president of the Rhode Island Young Republicans. She has also earned a master's degree in Digital Media Management from Arkansas State University and obtained a certificate in Emergency Management from Auburn University.

In the 2020 elections, Fenton-Fung ran for the District 15 seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives against Nicholas Mattiello, the speaker of the state house. She defeated Mattiello by 18 points in the general election, and became the first Rhode Islander to defeat a sitting Speaker in 114 years.  She is also the first woman to ever represent the district.

Fenton-Fung met Allan Fung at the 2012 Republican National Convention. They married at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2016.

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Living people
People from Newport, Rhode Island
Northeastern University alumni
Rhode Island Republicans
Women state legislators in Rhode Island
Year of birth missing (living people)
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
21st-century American women