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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING SENATOR DENNIS L. ALGIERE FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, F. Lombardi, DiPalma, de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino,
DeLuca, Picard, Bell, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: March 16, 2023

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to our good friend and colleague

Senator Dennis Algiere, who is retiring from the Rhode Island Senate, District 38, after thirty

years of devoted service to his constituents and the citizens of the State of Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Town of Westerly, Dennis Algiere graduated from

Westerly High School, earned his Bachelor's degree from Providence College, a Master's degree

from Northeastern University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Massachusetts School

of Law; and

     WHEREAS, In 1990, the Honorable Dennis Algiere began his public service on the

Westerly Town Council, and in November of 1992, he successfully ran for the State Senate

District 26 seat, which in 2003 became District 38, representing constituencies in the Towns of

Westerly, Charlestown, and South Kingstown; and

     WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers, Senator Algiere was appointed Senate

Deputy Minority Leader in 1995, and in 1997, was elected Minority Leader by the Republican

caucus, a position he has continuously held over the past twenty-five years. In his capacity as

Leader, he is an Ex Officio member of all Senate Committees; and

     WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Senate, Leader Algiere has been a staunch advocate

for government reform, including the establishment of an Inspector General and the Julia Lynn

Cardinal Act. During the COVID pandemic, he also introduced legislation seeking to exempt the

first $10,200 of unemployment benefits from state taxes for out-of-work Rhode Islanders; and

     WHEREAS, Consistently putting his District’s interests first, Leader Algiere has been

active with myriad boards and committees, including serving on the Board of Directors for Salve

Regina University and the Westerly Hospital, Chairman of the Westerly Library and Wilcox Park

capital campaign and building committee, Chairman of the Westerly Police Department building

committee, on the President's Advisory Council on the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center and on

the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Dennis Algiere's leadership and tireless devotion to the

citizens of the Ocean State have earned him our unqualified admiration and respect, and he will

most assuredly be missed; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby honors Senator Dennis

Algiere as he concludes his service in the Rhode Island Senate. We thank him for a job well done,

and extend our sincere wishes for his continued health, happiness and success; 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 Dennis Algiere.

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