Brandon C. Potter is a Democratic State Representative for District 16 in Cranston, Rhode Island, encompassing the Garden City, Eden Park, and Stadium neighborhoods. Born on August 6, 1984, and raised in Cranston by a single mother, he attended Cranston West High School. First elected in 2020, he is currently in his third term as of 2025. Prior to politics, he worked nearly a decade in automotive sales. He is pursuing a law degree at Roger Williams University School of Law , with interests in litigation including catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability.

Potter serves as Second Vice Chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee and is a member of the House Corporations Committee and House Labor Committee.

Notable Achievements

• Sponsored 2022 legislation requiring prevailing wages on large state-tax-credit construction projects.
• Sponsored $250 million school construction investment, approved by voters in 2022.
• Sponsored laws increasing affordable housing transparency, analyzing overdose deaths, and limiting health insurers' clawbacks on behavioral health payments.
• Cosponsored laws for harm reduction centers, prohibiting housing discrimination based on income source, and raising the minimum wage to $15/hour.
• Sponsored a new tax bracket for the top 1% of earners.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Attended Community College of Rhode Island; graduated magna cum laude from Rhode Island College ; currently completing JD at Roger Williams University School of Law .
• Political Experience: Elected to Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2020 for District 16 ; re-elected for second and third terms. Motivated to run after working in sales and seeking community impact.