Terri-Denise Cortvriend

Terri-Denise Cortvriend is an American politician, businesswoman, pilot, and yacht captain. She is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Formerly she was on the Portsmouth School Committee.

Terri Cortvriend
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from District 72
In office
2018 – Present
Preceded byKenneth Mendonca
Member of the Portsmouth School Committee
In office
2004–2008
In office
2012–2018
Personal details
BornJanuary 16, 1952 in Miami, Florida
Political partyDemocratic Party (United States)
Spouse(s)Charles
Children1
ResidencePortsmouth, Rhode Island
EducationMiami-Dade Community College

Education

For High School she attended North Miami Senior High School. Cortvriend attended Miami-Dade Community College.

Career

She is an owner of an marine plumbing firm she founded in 1989. Before 1989, she worked as a yacht captain. Cortvriend holds a private pilot's license and a USCG Captain’s license. Cortvriend also did a lot of volunteering at the school her daughter attended. In 2004, she ran for the Portsmouth School Committee. She won. She left office in 2008, and came back to the committee in 2012 where she served again, until 2018. In 2018, she ran for the Rhode Island House of Representatives in District 72. In November 2018, she won. Her district includes Portsmouth, Rhode Island and Middletown, Rhode Island. Currently, while in the Rhode Island House, she chairs many committees in her community.

Elections

In 2018, she defeated the incumbent State Representative Republican Kenneth Mendonca. She got 54.6% Mendonca got 45.3%. She is up for reelection in 2020. On July 1, 2020 she announced she was running.

Rhode Island House of Representatives

In the Rhode Island House of Representatives, she was assigned to the Small Business Committee.

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