Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/08/1989
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandra; 2 Children: Jessica, Connor
Birth date: 02/22/1955
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Home City: Narragansett RI
Religion:

Profession

Attorney, Van Couyghen and Lally

Education

JD, New England School of Law, 1980 BA, University of Rhode Island, 1977

Committees

Housing Act Oversight Commission
Judiciary
Port Facilities Study Commission
Rules

S 2178 State Senate, State House, and Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6319 Amending the Pension System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 400 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6103 Civil Unions for Same-Sex Partners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 8094 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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S 2178 State Senate, State House, and Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6319 Amending the Pension System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 400 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6103 Civil Unions for Same-Sex Partners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 8094 Education Funding Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 5044 Prostitution Ban
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: -

S 286 Relating to Video Lottery Terminals
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 5983 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5569 National Popular Vote Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6088 Limiting Alcohol Sales
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5336 Coastal Resources Management Council
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5097 Requiring Voters to Present ID at Polls
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5359 Medical Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5769 Boxing Rule Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5143 E-Verify Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5019 2008-2009 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 5005 Voter Pre-Registration
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2706 Red Light Cameras
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

S 2112 National Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7222 page 5, re: Sec. 3-8-9: Transportation of Alcohol by Minors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2081 Allowing Sixteen- and Seventeen-Year-Olds to Pre-register to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

H 7106 Allow Sixteen- and Seventeen-Year-Olds to Pre-register to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7040 Twenty-Four Hour Operation of Video Lottery Games
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 7107 Employment Verification Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7040 Twenty-Four Hour Operation of Video Lottery Games
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7107 Employment Verification Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

H 7204 2007-2008 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2551/12 to H5300A Long-Term Capital Gains Tax
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

H 6885 International Trade Agreements
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2167/2 Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Programs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Article 24 to H 7120 Sub A Article 24 Relating to Tuition Tax Credits
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2161/3 to H 7120 Sub A Education Funding Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

LCO # 2223/6 Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H 6874 Ballot Questions from Governor
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 7935 Sub. A West Warwick Casino
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2094 Sub. A Contract Reporting Requirements Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7339 Restriction on Political Surveillance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 7720 Sub. A Income Tax Reduction Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6700 Sub A Driver Refusal of Chemical Tests
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 6052 Sub. A Medical Marijuana Bill
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

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