David Cicilline

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David Cicilline (left) with actor John Ratzenberger (2008)

David Cicilline (born July 15, 1961 in Providence , Rhode Island ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party . He has represented the state of Rhode Island in the US House of Representatives since January 3, 2011 .

Life

Cicilline studied political science at Brown University in Providence, graduating magna cum laude in 1983 . He then went to Georgetown University , where he earned a Juris Doctor in law . Cicilline practiced law before being elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1995 . During this time he came out as a gay politician.

In November 2002 he was elected mayor of Providence to succeed Vincent Cianci with 84 percent of the vote; In 2006 he was confirmed in office. Since 2008 he has been President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors , the association of Democratic Mayors in the United States.

On November 2, 2010, Cicilline succeeded in entering the United States House of Representatives, where he succeeded Patrick J. Kennedy for the first congressional constituency of Rhode Island in January 2011 . As he was re-elected in all subsequent elections, including the one in 2016, he can continue to exercise his mandate today. Its latest legislative term runs until January 3, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mubarak Dahir: Leading Providence: David Cicilline becomes the first openly gay mayor of a US state capital. The Advocate , December 24, 2002, accessed May 1, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Biography of Mayor David N. Cicilline. Providence City Web site, accessed May 1, 2009 .
  3. ↑ Record Number of Wins for LGBT Candidates ( Memento of the original dated November 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Advocate, November 3, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.advocate.com
  4. ^ Congress gets 4th openly gay member , Washington Blade, Jan. 5, 2010

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SURNAME Cicilline, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Providence , Rhode Island