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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVE RAYMOND A. HULL ON

RECEIVING THE "REGIONAL LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD" FROM THE

NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS OF STATE LEGISLATORS (NBCSL)

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Bennett, Ruggiero,
Newberry, Carson, Filippi, Knight, and Messier

     Date Introduced: January 06, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Representative Raymond A. Hull, a distinguished member of the Rhode

Island House of Representatives, has been named the 2021 recipient of the "Regional Legislator

of the Year Award" from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, an organization whose

mission is to "develop, conduct and promote educational, research and training programs

designed to enhance the effectiveness of its members, as they consider legislation and issues of

public policy which impact……the general welfare of African American constituents within their

respective jurisdictions"; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Hull, a 1981 graduate of La Salle Academy, attended the

University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University, where he attained a Bachelor’s

degree in Criminal Justice in 1992. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in the Administration of

Justice from Anna Maria College in 1999; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Hull was elected to the Rhode Island House of

Representatives in 2010, and currently serves Providence and North Providence residents in

House District 6. He is a tireless advocate on behalf of his constituents and is well-respected and

is held in high regard by his colleagues in the legislature. Representative Hull currently serves as

the Chair of the House Municipal Government and Affairs Committee, and is a member of the

Finance Committee and the State Government and Elections Committee. He also serves as the

Chairman of the House-COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, and the Martin Luther King Jr. State

Holiday Commission; and

     WHEREAS, For more than thirty-four years, Representative Hull has served the City and

residents of Providence with integrity and passion as a member of the Providence Police

Department. He strives daily to serve, protect and defend the people of the great City of

Providence and has always made the extra effort to communicate and stay in touch with all

Providence stakeholders, regardless of their station in life. He currently holds the rank of Sergeant

and serves as the Commanding Police Officer of the Housing Unit within the Providence Police

Department. He is also the proud father of Andres and Karina; now, therefore be it

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

congratulates the Honorable Representative Raymond A. Hull on receiving the 2021 "Regional

Legislator of the Year Award" from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators; 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 Representative Raymond A.

Hull.

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