David Nicola Cicilline is an American lawyer and politician serving as the US representative for since 2011.
64 Facts About David Cicilline
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In November 2022, David 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.
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In February 2023, David Cicilline announced his resignation from Congress, effective June 1,2023.
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David Cicilline is set to become president and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Foundation.
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David Cicilline was born July 15,1961, in Providence, Rhode Island.
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David Cicilline's father was a prominent attorney in Providence who defended local Mafia figures in the 1970s and 1980s, and was an aide to Mayor Joseph A Doorley Jr.
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David Cicilline was raised in Providence before moving to Narragansett.
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David Cicilline remained in Washington, DC for a while to work as a lawyer at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
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David Cicilline won the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep.
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In 1996, David Cicilline ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 4.
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David Cicilline defeated his Republican opponent, Michael L Schein, in the general election with 2,851 votes to Schein's 1,642.
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David Cicilline ran unopposed for the third time in the Democratic primary in 2000.
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David Cicilline succeeded acting mayor John J Lombardi, who served out Cianci's term, and decided not to run in the 2002 election.
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In 2006, Cicilline defeated Christopher F Young in the Democratic primary.
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David Cicilline was the 2008 President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors.
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In 2009, David Cicilline served as one of six selection committee members for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.
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David Cicilline's administration focused on the residential neighborhoods of Providence, as well as the "Renaissance" areas of downtown and Federal Hill that thrived under Cianci, and continued the promotion of the city via the tax breaks given to artists and movie productions.
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In May 2009, David Cicilline gained national headlines after proposing a $150 per semester Head Tax on each of the 25,000 college students attending four universities in the city.
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David Cicilline has expressed concern about the Providence metropolitan area's carbon footprint.
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David Cicilline won passage of a vacant-and-abandoned property penalty, to provide an economic disincentive for banks to keep properties off the housing market for extended periods of time.
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David Cicilline proposed municipal bonds for the purpose of buying foreclosed properties to expand housing.
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David Cicilline is a strong proponent of after-school activities as a means of improving opportunities for children.
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David Cicilline has been recognized for his efforts to establish youth programming and to strengthen ties among schools, businesses and local government, in order to expand access to after-school programming.
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David Cicilline serves on the board of the national nonprofit Afterschool Alliance, an organization that works to promote and to support after-school activities for all children.
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On September 2,2009, David Cicilline submitted an ordinance to the City Council to ban indoor prostitution in the city, imposing a $500 fine and a potential 30-day prison sentence on violators.
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David Cicilline responded that it has been the policy of the Police Department to work with ICE and its database on all arrests, that the policy had been followed when Riz was arrested, and that the ICE had failed to act.
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On July 8,2008, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri claimed that David Cicilline was not upholding his oath of office by failing to report undocumented immigrants, and suggested that the US Attorney investigate the mayor.
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Eight days later, David Cicilline wrote an op-ed in The Providence Journal, stating that the city always has and will continue to report all arrests to immigration authorities, and that the focus is therefore inappropriate.
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The city and the union had been in arbitration in every contract year since 2002, with David Cicilline appealing one arbitration decision to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
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David Cicilline, who portrayed himself as a reformer looking to restore transparency to City Hall, was criticized by his opponents from the primary and House elections; Democrat Anthony Gemma said that he felt David Cicilline had lied his way to federal office, and Republican John Loughlin said, "You just don't lie to people in such a transparent way".
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On February 13,2010, Cicilline announced his candidacy for the US House of Representatives, following the retirement of Patrick J Kennedy.
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David Cicilline ran for re-election in the newly redrawn 1st district, and won.
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Fellow House Democrat Jim Langevin accused David Cicilline of trying to use the redistricting to aid with his reelection campaign.
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David Cicilline rebuffed the allegations, and asserted that he did not attempt to influence the redistricting.
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David Cicilline has been described as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party.
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David Cicilline voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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On January 12,2021, David Cicilline was named an impeachment manager for Trump's second impeachment.
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On February 21,2023, it was announced that David Cicilline would resign from Congress on June 1,2023, to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.
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In 2017, David Cicilline joined the new Congressional Antitrust Caucus and co-sponsored the Merger Retrospective Act, which would require the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to do yearly studies on the effects of corporate mergers on the economy.
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David Cicilline has come out publicly in favor of net neutrality, saying that "he will do whatever it takes" to stop the Federal Communications Commission's proposed plans to end regulation of internet service providers under Title II.
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On March 7,2018, David Cicilline introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to the House.
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David Cicilline joined attended the November 2019 meeting of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News' in Dublin.
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In July 2020, David Cicilline chaired a meeting of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, which included Zuckerberg, Pichai, Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, so that they could testify about their platforms.
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An avid supporter of nonviolence, David Cicilline has taken a stance against the US military presence in Libya, voting to limit the use of funds supporting NATO operations in Libya, and to remove armed forces from Libya.
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In March 2018, David Cicilline was among a handful of US legislators to receive the Presidential Medal of Gratitude from President Bako Sahakyan of the Republic of Artsakh.
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On March 23,2018, David Cicilline released a statement voicing his opposition to Trump's appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor.
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In May 2018, David Cicilline introduced a bipartisan bill to block the sale of F-35s to NATO ally Turkey.
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David Cicilline cited concerns over Turkey's increasing aggression against US-backed forces in Iraq and Syria, as well as the Turkey's increasingly friendly relationship with Russia.
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David Cicilline has indicated his support for a ban on the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons, for more stringent state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms, and for a requirement that manufacturers equip firearms with child-safety locks.
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In October 2017, after the Las Vegas shooting, David Cicilline introduced a bill to ban bump stocks.
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David Cicilline was among the members of Congress who supported the National School Walkout, and met with protesters at the US Capitol.
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David Cicilline has repeatedly expressed his view that the US immigration system is "broken" and that the Congress must fix it.
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On March 6,2018, David Cicilline introduced the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include Portugal as a country whose citizens would be eligible for entry into the United States as E-1 or E-2 nonimmigrants, provided that Portugal provides similar benefits to US nationals.
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In March 2011, David Cicilline co-sponsored a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, and supported efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
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In 2019, David Cicilline reintroduced the Equality Act again, the first time it was introduced in a Democratic-controlled House.
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In September 2016, David Cicilline asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldana what her agency was doing to "enhance" guidelines for LGBT individuals in ICE custody.
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In July 2018, David Cicilline was a co-sponsor of The Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act.
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Also that year, David Cicilline was one of over 100 Democratic members of Congress to oppose the State Department's decision to deny or revoke diplomatic visas to unmarried same-sex partners of foreign diplomats.
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David Cicilline is pro-choice, and advocates that abortions always be legally available, and that government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services.
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David Cicilline opposed the Protect Life Act of October 2011, which would ban the use of federal funding to cover any costs under health care plans that paid for abortions, and would allow federally funded hospitals to refuse to perform abortions, even in cases in which the mother's life is in danger.
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In February 2011, David Cicilline voted against prohibiting the disbursement of federal funds to Planned Parenthood, and, in May 2011, against prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortions.
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David Cicilline has declared his support for veterans' "access to a range of resources in health care, housing, employment, mental health services, and education".
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David Cicilline has co-sponsored numerous acts in the interest of veterans, including the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, which was intended to aid veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder; the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, to permit disabled veterans to receive both retirement pay and disability compensation; and the Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011, to extend work opportunities to recently discharged veterans.
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On November 18,2011, David Cicilline said of the Vow Hire Heroes Act, which was intended to increase job opportunities for veterans: "This vote ensures that Rhode Island veterans, and all of our nation's veterans, will receive some of the tools and resources they need to successfully reenter the workforce, and provide for their families and loved ones".