Louis P. DiPalma

Louis P. DiPalma DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 12

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Louis P. DiPalmaDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 12
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Louis P. DiPalma (born April 20, 1961 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 12 since January 2009. He also served on the Middletown, Rhode Island Town council from 2004 to 2008, stepping down in 2008 to run for Rhode Island State Senate.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Brown University
MS Computer Science
1984 - 1989
University of Bridgeport
BS Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
1979 - 1983
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Senator
Rhode Island State Senate
2008 - Current
Member
Middletown Town Council
2004 - 2008
Chief Engineer-Undersea Systems
Raytheon Company
2011 - Current
Technical Director
Raytheon Company
2007 - 2010
Southwest Engineering Director
Raytheon
2003 - 2007
Southwest Engineering Department Manager
Raytheon
2000 - 2003
Southwest Engineering Sector Manager
Raytheon
1996 - 2000
Engineer
Raytheon
1983 - 1996
Other Experience1 - 40 of 40
Member
Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees
2010 - Current
Member
New England Secondary School Consortium
2009 - Current
Member
Sakonnet Preservation Association
2009 - Current
Member
Catholic School Board, Diocese of Providence
2001 - 2008
Vice Chair
Catholic School Board, Diocese of Providence
2006 - 2008
Member
Aquidneck Land Trust
2007 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Advisory Committee
2007 - Current
Lector
Saint Lucy's Church
2006 - Current
Member
Aquidneck Island School Consolidation Commission
2006 - Current
Member
United States Navy League
2006 - Current
Member
Middletown School Facilities Core Committee
2006 - Current
Council Liaison
Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee
2004 - 2006
Member
Portsmouth Abbey School Parents Committee
2001 - 2006
Member
Aquidneck Island Planning Commission/Solid Waste Recycling Committee
2005 - 2006
Member
Solid Waste Recycling Committee, Aquidneck Island Planning Commission
2005 - 2006
Member
Physics First Advisory Board
2005 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium Advisory Committee
2005 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Scholars Policy Committee
2003 - 2005
Member
Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees
1999 - 2005
Council Liaison
Kempenaar Valley Ad-Hoc Committee
2004 - Current
Member
Middletown School Facilities Advisory Committee
2004 - Current
Member
East Bay Educational Collaborative Kits-In-Teaching-Elementary-Science Industrial Cooperation Committee
1996 - 2001
Member
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Computer Science & Electrical-Computer Engineering Advisory Committee
2000 - Current
Board Member
Middletown Youth Football and Cheerleading
1984 - 2000
Coach
Middletown Little League
1990 - 1994
Member
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
1988 - Current
Lector
Saint Lucy's Church
1983 - Current
Member
Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Society
1982 - Current
Former Member
New England Secondary School Consortium
Former Member
Saint Philomena School Board of Trustees
Member
Middletown Democratic Town Committee
Member
Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair
Member
Education Committee, Rhode Island State Senate
2023 - Current
Former Member
Vocational Education Funding Commission, Rhode Island State Senate
2010 - Current
Former Chair
Municipal Shared Services Commission, Rhode Island State Senate
Former Member
Permanent Joint Committee on Healthcare Oversight, Rhode Island State Senate
Former Member
Aquidneck Island School Consolidation Commission, Rhode Island State House
Former Member
LNG Study Commission, Rhode Island State Senate
Former Member
Vocational Education Funding Commission, Rhode Island State Senate
Former Secretary
Municipal Pension Commission, Rhode Island State Senate
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