David Cicilline
David Nicola Cicilline (/sɪsɪˈliːni/ 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.
David Cicilline | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – May 31, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Gabe Amo |
| Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Himself Cheri Bustos Hakeem Jeffries |
| Succeeded by | Joe Neguse |
| Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Steve Israel |
| Succeeded by | Matt Cartwright Debbie Dingell Ted Lieu |
| 36th Mayor of Providence | |
| In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Lombardi |
| Succeeded by | Angel Taveras |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 6, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Kushner |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Nicola Cicilline July 15, 1961 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Brown University (AB) Georgetown University (JD) |
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.