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Marvin L. AbneyDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 73
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RIResidence (state)

Marvin L. Abney (born November 10, 1949, in Texarkana, Texas) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 73 since January 1, 2013. During the legislative session beginning in 2015, Abney was one of three African-Americans in the Rhode Island Legislature. Representative Abney is the current Chairman of the House Finance Committee.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Webster University
University of Rhode Island
Stephen F. Austin State University
United States Army War College
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Rhode Island House of Representatives
2013 - Current
Former Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Former Major
United States Army
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Member
Board of Corporators, Bank Newport
Member
Executive Board, Narragansett Boy Scouts Council
Member
First Night Newport
Member
Improvement Committee, Coggeshell Elementary School
Member
Martin Luther King Junior Center
Member
Vestry and Finance Committee, Saint John's Church
Member
Board of Governors, Newport Healthcare Corporation
Member
Internal Review Board, Salve Regina University
Volunteer
Saint John's Church
Volunteer
Boy Scouts
Volunteer
Newport Hospital
Volunteer
Redwood Library and Anthenaeum
Member
Newport Zoning Board of Review