Victoria Gu will serve on three committees important to Charlestown

Sen. Gu to serve on three Senate committees

Sen. Victoria Gu (D-Dist. 38, Charlestown, Westerly, South Kingstown) will serve on the Senate Committee on Housing and Municipal Government, the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio has announced.

The Senate Committee on Housing and Municipal Government considers matters relating to housing, municipal government and transportation. 

The Senate Committee on the Environment and Agriculture considers issues relating to the conservation of air, land, water, plant, animal, mineral and other natural resources of the state. 

The Senate Committee on Commerce considers legislation and matters relating to financial institutions, business regulation, property and casualty insurance, technology and telecommunications.

Gu, a first-term senator, has made improving housing affordability, protecting the environment, and supporting small businesses a top priority. She and fellow first-term Senator Linda Ujifusa are the first Asian-Americans to serve in the General Assembly in Rhode Island history.