Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Christina; 2 Children: Danielle, Matthew
Birth date: 01/25/1967
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home City: North Providence RI
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Attorney

Education

JD, New England School of Law, 1994 BA, Boston College, 1989

Committees

Municipal Government

S 2178 State Senate, State House, and Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 6319 Amending the Pension System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 400 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6103 Civil Unions for Same-Sex Partners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 8094 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: -

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S 2178 State Senate, State House, and Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 6319 Amending the Pension System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 400 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6103 Civil Unions for Same-Sex Partners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 8094 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: -

HB 5044 Prostitution Ban
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

S 286 Relating to Video Lottery Terminals
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 5983 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5569 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 6088 Limiting Alcohol Sales
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 5336 Coastal Resources Management Council
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5097 Requiring Voters to Present ID at Polls
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5359 Medical Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5769 Boxing Rule Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5143 E-Verify Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 5005 Voter Pre-Registration
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2706 Red Light Cameras
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

S 2112 National Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

H 7222 page 5, re: Sec. 3-8-9: Transportation of Alcohol by Minors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2081 Allowing Sixteen- and Seventeen-Year-Olds to Pre-register to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7106 Allow Sixteen- and Seventeen-Year-Olds to Pre-register to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7040 Twenty-Four Hour Operation of Video Lottery Games
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 7107 Employment Verification Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7040 Twenty-Four Hour Operation of Video Lottery Games
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7107 Employment Verification Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2551/12 to H5300A Long-Term Capital Gains Tax
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H 6885 International Trade Agreements
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

LCO # 2223/6 Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H 6874 Ballot Questions from Governor
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 7935 Sub. A West Warwick Casino
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2094 Sub. A Contract Reporting Requirements Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

H 7339 Restriction on Political Surveillance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H 7720 Sub. A Income Tax Reduction Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6700 Sub A Driver Refusal of Chemical Tests
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6052 Sub. A Medical Marijuana Bill
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

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