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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE AARON REGUNBERG FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Amore, Tanzi, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: June 23, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Aaron Regunberg was first elected to the Rhode Island

House of Representatives on November 4th of 2014, serving a constituency that encompasses

neighborhoods in the City of Providence. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University

with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. He and his wife, Katie Cielinski, make their home

in the Mount Hope neighborhood of Providence; and

     WHEREAS, As one of the youngest members of the House freshman class of 2015,

Aaron Regunberg learned quickly, maturing into a legislative innovator and staunch supporter of

Rhode Island's working families. He is a member of the House Committee on Labor and the

House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and

     WHEREAS, During his first year in the House, Representative Regunberg successfully

sponsored legislation raising the state's minimum wage for tipped workers by $1. Most recently,

he was the lead sponsor for legislation guaranteeing paid sick leave for more than 100,000 Rhode

Island employees, and legislation establishing online voter registration in the state, as well as the

creation of a new renewable energy program for low- and moderate-income housing; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Representative Regunberg led a legislative commission that

brought about policy changes in the use of solitary confinement in Rhode Island, and was a lead

sponsor for increased funding for school repairs, and legislation focusing on clean energy,

universal health care, and reproductive rights; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Regunberg has been active in the community as co-founder

of the Providence Student Union, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that has helped

students, parents and educators to come together to promote change in our schools, including

healthier school lunch options, more bus services for children, repairs for crumbling school

buildings, more student-centered learning, and a reduced emphasis on high-stakes testing; and

     WHEREAS, As a Representative of the people, Aaron Regunberg has brought a new

sense of purpose and focus on the public's business, recognizing that a collegial environment best

serves the citizens of Rhode Island; and

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby honors Representative Aaron Regunberg for his dedicated service

to the people of Providence and the State. We moreover wish good health, much happiness, and

success in all his future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Aaron Regunberg.

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