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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities, Louisiana State University, 2012
  • MA, Elementary Education and Teaching, Brandeis University, 2009
  • MA, Religion and Psychology, Navy Post-Graduate Education Program, Andover Newton Theological School, 2000-2001
  • DMin, Proclamation and Leadership, United Theological Seminary, 2000
  • MDV, Andover Newton Theological School, 1987-1991
  • BA, Social Science/Elementary Education, Rhode Island College, 1972-1976

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities, Louisiana State University, 2012
  • MA, Elementary Education and Teaching, Brandeis University, 2009
  • MA, Religion and Psychology, Navy Post-Graduate Education Program, Andover Newton Theological School, 2000-2001
  • DMin, Proclamation and Leadership, United Theological Seminary, 2000
  • MDV, Andover Newton Theological School, 1987-1991
  • BA, Social Science/Elementary Education, Rhode Island College, 1972-1976
  • Substitute Teacher, The Providence School Department, 2013-present
  • Former Employee, Rhode Island Tax Division
  • Served, United States Navy, 1992-2004
  • Tax Collector, State of Rhode Island, 1978-1992

Political Experience

  • Attended, Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities, Louisiana State University, 2012
  • MA, Elementary Education and Teaching, Brandeis University, 2009
  • MA, Religion and Psychology, Navy Post-Graduate Education Program, Andover Newton Theological School, 2000-2001
  • DMin, Proclamation and Leadership, United Theological Seminary, 2000
  • MDV, Andover Newton Theological School, 1987-1991
  • BA, Social Science/Elementary Education, Rhode Island College, 1972-1976
  • Substitute Teacher, The Providence School Department, 2013-present
  • Former Employee, Rhode Island Tax Division
  • Served, United States Navy, 1992-2004
  • Tax Collector, State of Rhode Island, 1978-1992
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island, District 2, 2020
  • Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 16, 2014-2019
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 16, 2018
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, 2012
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, 2006

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources, Rhode Island State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health, Education and Welfare Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities, Louisiana State University, 2012
  • MA, Elementary Education and Teaching, Brandeis University, 2009
  • MA, Religion and Psychology, Navy Post-Graduate Education Program, Andover Newton Theological School, 2000-2001
  • DMin, Proclamation and Leadership, United Theological Seminary, 2000
  • MDV, Andover Newton Theological School, 1987-1991
  • BA, Social Science/Elementary Education, Rhode Island College, 1972-1976
  • Substitute Teacher, The Providence School Department, 2013-present
  • Former Employee, Rhode Island Tax Division
  • Served, United States Navy, 1992-2004
  • Tax Collector, State of Rhode Island, 1978-1992
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island, District 2, 2020
  • Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 16, 2014-2019
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 16, 2018
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, 2012
  • Candidate, Rhode Island State Senate, District 27, 2006
  • Member, Disabled American Veterans, present
  • Member, Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Military Officers Association of America, present
  • Visionary Entrepreneur, NonProfit Organization Management, present
Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes