Jake Bissaillon of Providence is the newest member of the Rhode Island Senate. He won a special election last year to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin. Bissaillon cut his political teeth as a student organizer for Barack Obama at Providence College in 2008, and he later worked as chief of staff for the Providence City Council and for state Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. So why did Bissaillon want to make the transition from political staffer to political candidate? How does the 36-year-old Providence Democrat think Rhode Island can keep more young people from leaving the state? And what does he think can be done to improve Rhode Island’s economy? I’m Ian Donnis and this week I’m going in depth with state Senator Jake Bissaillon.

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