REP. MARVIN L. ABNEY has served as chairman of the House Finance Committee since May 2016. / COURTESY MARVIN L. ABNEY
Rep. Marvin L. Abney, D-Newport, has a crucial job at the Statehouse – he leads the committee that is charged with closely examining the $13.8 billion budget proposed by Gov. Daniel J. McKee, holding hearings on each department's requests. At the end of the monthslong process, Abney and his committee adopt a version of the state budget…