Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner, a Democrat who served as Rhode Island general treasurer from 2015 to 2023 and has represented the 2nd congressional district since 2023, is seeking re-election in 2026 against Republican businessman Victor Mellor.
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- Born
- July 22, 1983
- Birthplace
- Bristol, Rhode Island
- Education
- Milton Academy (2002)
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts in history, 2006)
Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration, 2010)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Seth Magaziner was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, on July 22, 1983, to Suzanne and Ira Magaziner, and is the oldest of three children. He graduated from Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, in 2002 and from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 2006; at Brown he served as president of the Brown University Democrats. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management in 2010.
Career
After college, Magaziner taught at Creswell Elementary School in Opelousas, Louisiana, from 2006 to 2008 as a Teach For America member, and in 2009 he worked as an associate at Point Judith Capital, a venture capital firm. After graduate school he was a vice president at Trillium Asset Management.
Running for Rhode Island general treasurer, he defeated former treasurer Frank Caprio in the September 9 Democratic primary and won the November 2014 general election over Independent Ernest A. Almonte.
As the 31st general treasurer, from 2015 until 2023, he developed a plan to establish the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to finance green infrastructure projects.
Magaziner announced a run for governor in September 2021 but withdrew on January 26, 2022, to seek the 2nd congressional district seat after James Langevin announced his retirement.
He won the September 13 Democratic primary with 54% of the vote against five other candidates and defeated Republican Allan Fung, a former mayor of Cranston, 50% to 47% on November 8, 2022. He was re-elected in 2024, defeating Republican Steve Corvi 58% to 42%.
In the 119th Congress he serves on the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Natural Resources and is ranking member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
2026 race
Seth Magaziner is the Democratic incumbent in Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, which encompasses the western portion of the state, including Cranston, Warwick and portions of Providence.
Re-elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2024, he ran unopposed in the 2026 Democratic primary, receiving 55,135 votes.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Magaziner faces Republican Victor Mellor, a businessman and registered foreign agent for Cuba, who won the Republican primary against physician Stephen Skoly with 58.1% of the vote.