Michelle McGaw

In 2022, McGaw fended off an Independent challenger, Kobe Taylor, in the general election for the House seat. She garnered 64% of the vote.

McGaw, has served on a number of state and local committees. On the statewide level, McGaw was a board member for the Rhode Island Democratic Women's Caucus. Locally, McGaw is a current member of the Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee and has served on the Portsmouth Waste and Recycling Committee, and the 2020 Portsmouth Charter Review Committee. McGaw has been active in Newport County Little League Baseball and other recreational activities.

In 2020, McGaw announced her candidacy to succeed retiring incumbent Dennis Canario in the 71st district. In the Democratic primary, McGaw defeated Tiverton Town Councilor John Edwards by a whopping 60%. In the general election, McGaw faced Republican Little Compton attorney Amy Veri, and won.

Michelle E. McGaw (born 1966), is an American Democratic politician and pharmacist. Since January 2021, McGaw has served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 71st district, which covers Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Little Compton. In the Rhode Island State House, she serves on the House State Government and Elections Committee, House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the House COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.

McGaw was born in 1966. In 1984, she graduated St. Paul Catholic High School, and in 1989, McGaw graduated from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy.