Biography
A Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Providence County, R. I. , July 15, 1961. Graduated from Narragansett High School, Narragansett, R. I. , 1979. B. A. , Brown University, Providence, R. I. , 1983. J. D. , Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. , 1986. Public defender, Washington, D. C. , 1986-1987. Lawyer, private practice. Lawyer, public advocate. Faculty, Roger Williams Law School, Bristol, R. I. Unsuccessful nominee to the Rhode Island state senate in 1992. Member of the Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1995-2003. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Mayor of Providence R. I. , 2003-2011. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on May 31, 2023 (January 3, 2011-May 31, 2023). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2021 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. Nonprofit executive.