Some Highlights...
Employment & Community Involvement
- Senior Customer Success Manager at Upserve, RI’s renowned tech start-up
- Member of the Rumford Lions
- Worked on the MJF & Orlo Ave Playground Builds (Whiteknact coming soon!)
- Guest reader at EP elementary schools
- Guest speaker at EP High School
- Recipient of endorsements from Planned Parenthood RI, RI NOW, RI Moms Demand Action, et al.
Local Matters
- Secured funding to aid construction of new East Providence High School
- Voters, please be sure to approve this on the 2018 ballot referendum!
- Worked with DOT to repair local roads & bridges
- Obtained financial assistance for the construction of a new educational center for the East Providence Historical Society
- Worked with residents to pass legislation that requires the C&D facilities at TLA “Pond View” to be enclosed, thereby ensuring cleaner air for the community (Click HERE to read article.)
- Acquired new van for our senior citizens of Rumford Towers
- Secured legislative grants for various community organizations
- Sponsor yearly resolution in recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915
Gun Violence Prevention
- Co-sponsor of the “Red Flag” Law,
- Co-sponsor of the Bump Stock Ban
- Sponsor of School Safety Act
Education
- Sponsored legislation mandating the study of Genocide & Holocaust in RI Schools
- Secured funding for new elementary school playgrounds at MJF & Orlo Ave (Whiteknact is next!)
- Secured technology grants for local elementary schools
- Introduced legislation in line with a nationally recommended ratio of social workers to students
Healthcare & Civil Liberties
- Sponsor of successful legislation to protect and expand access to birth control, allowing women to get up to a full-year supply at a time
- Supported Pay Equity Legislation
- Voted to expand access to home health care for seniors
- Co-sponsored successful Marriage Equality Act
- Eliminated state income tax on Social Security and other retirement benefits
- Voted to lower estate taxes
Small Businesses
- Reduced corporate minimum tax to help local small businesses
- Sponsored successful legislation supporting small businesses
Reform
- Voted to abolish the “master lever”
- Restored Ethics Commission for oversight of General Assembly
- Supported campaign finance and lobbying reform
Please click HERE to see a comprehensive list of the legislation I have sponsored.