Linda Ujifusa

Linda Ujifusa was born in San Jose, California, and lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Ujifusa earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard College, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney at Mintz Levin, a private law firm in Boston, and in the superfund enforcement division of the U.S. EPA Office of Regional Counsel. She also taught legal writing at the University of California Hastings Law School.[1]

Ujifusa was elected to the Portsmouth Town Council, where she was vice president from 2018 to 2022. She founded the Rhode Island Healthcare Access & Affordability Partnership.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Linda Ujifusa is running to be District 11 State Senator to make sure Portsmouth and Bristol have a strong advocate at the State House.

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With her background as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and private sector lawyer, 3-term Portsmouth Town Council member, parent of 3 graduates of Portsmouth public schools, past Board Chair of the Aquidneck Land Trust, current chair of a non-profit advocating for universal affordable healthcare, and current Executive Committee member of the RI Democratic Women's Caucus, Linda will stand up for legislative priorities that matter to her constituents. Linda has the experience, skills and work ethic needed to best represent District 11 at the State House.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Linda Ujifusa has the experience and proven leadership skills required to best represent her constituents at the State House.As a Town Councilor, Linda helped secure an effective COVID response, fiscally responsible management of town services, assets and schools, safety audits of state roads, grants for climate change resiliency, a new senior center with 50 affordable housing units, improved emergency management and an expanded parks and rec program.As Senator, she will fight for environmental protection, universal comprehensive healthcare, affordable housing, strong public education, safer roads, government transparency and accountability and fairer taxes.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Linda's personal passion is Medicare for All single payer.

When she and her husband, Dr. J. Mark Ryan started advocating for single payer in 2014, some people asked, “what is single prayer?” There was virtually no public understanding much less support.

Since 2014, Linda has recruited volunteers and organized hundreds of meetings and events to have representatives from Physicians for a National Health Program present information in support of Medicare for All. She's made connections with RI community groups, unions, churches and colleges, as well as met with dozens of RI legislators and executive branch officials.

She is proud to say, she has helped pass a 2021 RI Senate resolution in support of federal medicare for all, and today, Sen. Whitehouse, and Congressmen Langevin and Cicilline are co-signers of federal Medicare for All bills.