Leo R. Blais (born March 7, 1957[1]) is an American politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1993 to 2011.
[4] Blais first ran for Rhode Island Senate's 21st district in 1990, being defeated by Democratic incumbent Raymond J. Monahan by 89 votes in the general election.
[14] Blais's career in the Rhode Island Senate came to an end in 2010, as he was defeated by just 23 votes in the Republican Party's primary by Nicholas Kettle, who would go on to win the general election.
[1] Blais was a major factor in passing the legislation which created the Rhode Island Organ Donor Registry.
[1] Blais had his pharmaceutical license suspended for 2 years by the Rhode Island Department of Health Board of Pharmacy in 2012 after he mistakenly dispensed prescriptions of Omeprazole tainted with Morphine to two children,[17] however in 2013, Director of Health Michael Fine permanently revoked Blais's license.