Larry Valencia

Valencia earned his B.S. from Charter Oak College in 1988 and his M.S. from St. John's University in 1977. His professional experience includes working as a freelance technical and medical writer.[1]

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Valencia's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]

Property Taxes

Excerpt: "Property taxes are ridiculously high in our district. But I don't blame our Town Councils - they've actually been very responsible creating sound budgets and sticking to them. The problem has been that the state has slashed aid to cities and towns. I will fight for more state tax dollars to get returned to our part of South County."

Inspector General

Excerpt: "38 Studios. The Resource Recovery Center. Allegations of pay-to-play. There is an answer. This state is crying out for an Office of Inspector General. An Inspector General would have the ability to go after waste, fraud, mismanagement and corruption in real time, with real subpoena authority. Massachusetts has had an IG since 1981 - enabling it recover over $300 million from contractors associated with the Big Dig. I've introduced a bill to create this office every year since I was first elected in 2011. I promise to continue pushing for this bill until it becomes law."

Tax Equity

Excerpt: "We've been cutting taxes for the highest earners (individuals s who earn $200,000+ annually; married couples who earn $250,000+ annually) in Rhode Island consistently since 1996. The upper rate for the most fortunate residents is now 5.99%. It's time that we made adjustments for the benefit of 95% of Rhode Islanders who aren't in this group: the middle class, veterans, students, and people on fixed income. We can use this additional revenue to lower business taxes, repair our roads and bridges, pay for workforce development, etc."

Environment

Excerpt: "People move to our beautiful section of Rhode Island for the extraordinary quality of life. Richmond, Exeter, and Hopkinton are three gorgeous towns to live in. I work to preserve the rural character of our district by introducing and helping to pass bills that protect and expand family farms."

Education

Excerpt: "We're blessed to have two excellent schools districts: Chariho and Exeter-West Greenwich. I've been a vocal supporter of both school districts. I'll continue to do everything in my power to support both districts, reduce costs, and share the benefits of regionalization with the rest of the state."