Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline To Resign From Congress

Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, announced Tuesday that he will resign as a member of Congress. This follows 12 years of service during which he was one of the Democratic Party’s most powerful political foes of former President Donald Trump.

In a statementCicilline stated that he would remain in office until June 1, 2023 when he will take over as the president and CEO of Rhode Island Foundation. A powerful charity nexus in state.

His resignation from the House opens the door to a special election for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District. Highly Democratic Area In the eastern half of the state. Cicilline’s office announced that his staff will continue to serve constituents even after he is gone.

“Serving the people of Rhode Island’s First Congressional District has been the honor of my lifetime,” Cicilline said. “As President and CEO of one of the largest and oldest community foundations in the nation, I look forward to expanding on the work I have led for nearly thirty years in helping to improve the lives of all Rhode Islanders.”

Although it wasn’t immediately clear how much Cicilline would make in his new position, Neil Steinberg (the long-serving CEO of Rhode Island Foundation) was earning more than $1million per year according to IRS filings. Report by WPRI.

“I am thrilled with the choice of Representative Cicilline as the next president and CEO of the Foundation, having seen first-hand — over many years — his commitment to a better Rhode Island,” Steinberg Statement. “He has the experience, the skills, the passion, and the network to ably lead the Foundation.”

Cicilline is an openly gay man. He was mayor of Providence, Rhode Island between 2003 and 2011. Before joining Congress. Cicilline, a member of the House LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, was made chairman. Cicilline is a member of the powerful Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees.

Cicilline was appointed impeachment director by Nancy Pelosi (D.CA), following the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His anti-Trump efforts were extended as recently as December. Introduction of legislation This was done to prevent the former president depriving him of his federal office.

Cicilline won easily a re-election for a two-year term during the 2022 midterm elections. He challenged Rep. Jim Clyburn (D.SC) to the House Democrats’ assistant leadership position. At the last moment, they were forced to cancel. Cicilline is also available outside of Congress. A tapas and cocktails bar was opened Last fall, in downtown Providence

After Cicilline announced his plans Tuesday, Rhode Island’s delegation cheered him.

Cicilline “has been an able, hard-fighting colleague, and I’ll miss his spirit in our delegation, but he’ll be a fabulous leader for [the Rhode Island Foundation] so bravos everywhere,” Twitter Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.