David Cicilline

David Cicilline DEMDemocrat

U.S. Representative from Rhode Island

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David CicillineDEMDemocrat U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
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David Nicola Cicilline (sih-sih-LEE-nee; born July 15, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011, the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.Cicilline chaired the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. In this role, he has supported efforts to modernize antitrust law. On September 29, 2022, he was elected chair of the House Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism subcommittee, succeeding Ted Deutch, who resigned from the House on September 30, 2022. In November 2022, Cicilline announced he would run against outgoing Majority Whip Leader Jim Clyburn as Assistant Democratic Leader, the fourth senior position in the Democratic House caucus. Cicilline later dropped his bid for assistant minority leader.In February 2023, Cicilline announced his resignation from Congress, effective June 1, 2023, to become president and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Foundation.

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Campaign Funding

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$1,572,793
Total Raised
$1,608,597
Total Spent
$697,367
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Lawyers/Law Firms$125,513
87%
Retired$110,584
60%
Real Estate$75,475
54%
Building Trade Unions$68,000
52%
Securities & Investment$66,275
40%
TV/Movies/Music$50,857
33%
Democratic/Liberal$41,601
32%
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing$40,650
31%
Telecom Services$39,300
28%
Human Rights$35,541
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts
1983
Narragansett High School
1979
Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor
1986
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2010 - 2023
Super Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2008
Super Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2016
Mayor
City of Providence
2002 - 2010
Representative
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
1994 - 2002
Member
Democratic Leadership Council
Public Defender
District of Columbia
1986 - 1987
Attorney
Law Offices of David N. Cicilline
Adjunct Professor
Law School, Roger Williams University
Other Experience1 - 36 of 36
Member
All Children's Theater
Member
Groden Center
Member
Jewish Federation of Rhode Island
Member
Advisory Board, Perishable Theater
Member
Langston Hughes Center for Arts and Education
Member
Justinian Law Society
President
Very Special Arts
President
National Conference of Democratic Mayors
Board Member
Rhode Island Project Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Chair
United States Conference of Mayors
Co-Founder
College Democrats, Brown University
Founding Member
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Member
Center for Individualized Training and Education, American Civil Liberties Union
Member
Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Mount Hope Neighborhood Association
Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Nickerson Community Center
Member
Order of the Sons of Italy
Member
Rhode Island Holocaust Museum
Member
Save the Bay
Member
Rhode Island Affiliate, Summit Neighborhood Association
Volunteer Attorney
American Civil Liberties Union
Former Co-Chair
Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
Current
Former Vice Chair
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Current
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Foreign Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Criminal Justice Commission
Former Member
Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Task Force
Former Member
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
The Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member
Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Member
Advisory Committee on Women in the Courts, Rhode Island Supreme Court
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