Education
MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1994
BA, Rhode Island College, 1990.
Political Experience
Member, Democratic Whip Team, 110th Congress
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present
Secretary of State, Rhode Island, 1994-2000
Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1988-1994
State Delegate, Secretary, Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, 1986.
Organizations
Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Rhode Island
Board member, Big Brothers of Rhode Island
Board of Directors, PARI Independent Living
Board member, Hope Alzheimers Center
Member, Knights of Columbus
Member, Lions Club
Board member, Rhode Island Shelter
Member, Save the Bay
Board of Directors, Tech Access
Board of Directors, Warwick Shelter.
Current Office
House of Representatives
County
Kent, Providence (part), Washington. Cities and townships:
Charleston, Coventry, Cranston, Exeter, Foster, Glocester,
Greenwich (East and West), Hopkinton, Johnston, Kingstown (North
and South), Narragansett, New Shoreham, Providence, Richmond,
Warwick, West Warwick, Westerly, and Sctuate. Population (2000),
538,032.
Zipcodes
02804, 02807-08, 02812-18, 02822-23, 02825, 02827-29, 02831-
33, 02836, 02852, 02857, 02873-75, 02877, 02879-83, 02886-89,
02891-94, 02898, 02901-05, 02907-11, 02917, 02919-21