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<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" LINK="#000000" ALINK="#800200" VLINK="#000000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Rhode Island AFL-CIO</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rhode Island AFLCIO"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News and Events"><U>News and Events</U></A>   |   <B>L.D.A.C.</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Executive Board"><U>Executive Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Staff"><U>Staff</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legislative News"><U>Legislative News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legislative Directory"><U>Legislative Directory</U></A></div> <div> L.D.A.C.    <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="05864640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div>                                                 </div> <div> <B>The Legislative District Activists Committee (L.D.A.C.) is a committee comprised of union members who reside and vote in a State Representative or State Senate district. The goal of the L.D.A.C. is to develop a core of union activists in each legislative district who are committed to work together in a coordinated effort to insure that the legislative, political, and social agenda of the Rhode Island labor movement can, and will, be accomplished.</B></div> <div> <B>In each legislative district, an AFL-CIO union member will serve as a legislative district chairperson to coordinate the activities of the Legislative District Activists Committee. The chairperson in conjunction</B> </div> <div> <B>with his/her committee will focus their attention in three key areas:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A)</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> LOBBYING:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>1. to heighten the legislator's awareness of both the number of union members in the district</B> </div> <div> <B>and their level of activity,</B> </div> <div> <B>2. to inform the legislator of the AFL-CIO position on legislative issues important to working </B></div> <div> <B>families,</B></div> <div> <B>3. to meet and discuss with the legislator on a regular basis the positions and actions he/she </B></div> <div> <B>is considering, and</B></div> <div> <B>4. to coordinate phone and mail communication to the legislator from union members in that </B></div> <div> <B>district.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B) </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>POLITICAL ACTION:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>1. to participate in the interview process for General Assembly candidates for that district and</B> </div> <div> <B>to make recommendations to the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, and</B></div> <div> <B>2. to help elect or defeat a General Assembly candidate through activities such as:</B> </div> <div> <B>door to door leafleting, conducting phone banks to call members in the district, finding</B> </div> <div> <B>locations for signs, and participating in voter registration efforts.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>C) </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>COORDINATE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>1. to attend town/city council meetings in support of local union issues,</B></div> <div> <B>2. to encourage involvement from union members for activities such as strike support</B> </div> <div> <B>rallies, and to support other activities to demonstrate labor solidarity.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below is a list of each Representative and Senate District which includes the following:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1) District number - (Representative & Senate)</B> </div> <div> <B>2) District location - ( city/town)</B> </div> <div> <B>3) Elected official - (Representative & Senate)</B> </div> <div> <B>4) L.D.A.C. chairperson and his/her union affiliation </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>DISTRICT                                LOCATION                                               STATE                                         CHAIRPERSON                                                                                                      </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                            REPRESENTATIVE </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 1                                    PROVIDENCE                                 JOHN MC CAULEY (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 2                                   PROV./E.PROV.                               DAVID A. SEGAL   (D)                     PATRICIA HOULIHAN</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      A.F.T. - 958</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 3                                    PROVIDENCE                                 EDITH AJELLO (D)                          PAUL O DONNELL</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      A.F.T. - 958 </B></div> <div> <B>REP. 4                                   PROVIDENCE                                  GORDON FOX (D)                            </B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                     </B></div> <div> <B>REP. 5                                   PROVIDENCE                                  JOHN DE SIMONE (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 6                                PROV./NO.PROV.                              PETER WASYLYK (D)                      ANDREW BAYNES</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       I.A.F.F. - 2748</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      BERNARD TREML</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       I.U.O.E. - 57</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       ROY VIEIRA</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       AFSCME - 2409</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 7                                   PROVIDENCE                                 JOANNE GIANNINI (D)                      ROBERT MAURO</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       S.E.I.U. - 401</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 8                                   PROVIDENCE                                 STEVEN COSTANTINO (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 9                                   PROVIDENCE                                 ANASTASIA WILLIAMS (D)            DAVID PETERS</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      IAFF - 799</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 10                                 PROVIDENCE                                 THOMAS SLATER (D)                      VICKI GRIEG </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      I.B.E.W. - 2323</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 11                                 PROVIDENCE                                 GRACE DIAZ (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 12                                PROVIDENCE                                  JOSEPH ALMEIDA (D)                     BETTY JACKSON</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      LIUNA - 1033</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 13                           PROV./JOHNSTON                             STEVEN SMITH (D)                           LAURIE STENOVITCH</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                      UTILITY WORKERS - 310  </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                    </B></div> <div> <B>REP. 14                                  CRANSTON                                   CHARLENE LIMA (D)                        JOHN CAPOBIANCO</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       I.A.M. - 147</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 15                                 CRANSTON                                    NICHOLAS MATTIELLO (D)             JOSEPH MULVEY</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       U.S.W.A. - 8688</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                       STEVEN LABRIE</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                        I.B.T. - 251</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 16                                 CRANSTON                                    PETER PALUMBO (D)                         SCOTT GRECO</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                        S.E.I.U. - 401</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                        RITA STRAVATO</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                         I.A.M. - 147</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                        THOMAS MC KENNA</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                         A.F.T. - 958</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 17                                 CRANSTON                                  ROBERT JACQUARD (D)                      PAMELA GALT</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                         SEIU - 948</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 18                                 CRANSTON                                  ARTHUR HANDY (D)                              JOSEPH PECKHAM</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                         A.F.S.C.M.E. - 94</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 19                        WARWICK/CRANSTON                      JOSEPH MC NAMARA (D)                     JASON BLANK</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                          A.F.T. - 1819</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                          JIM GILLIS</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                          AFSCME - 94</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 20                                   WARWICK                                  AL GEMMA  (D)                                        DONALD MILDNER</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                          O.P.E.I.U. - 25</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                           PHILLIP STEINER</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                           S.E.I.U. - 580</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 21                                  WARWICK                                   EILEEN NAUGHTON (D)                           PAUL MC NEIL</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                           S.E.I.U. - 401</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 22                                  WARWICK                                              VACANT                                        JO ANN HOWARD</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                               B.A.C. - 1</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 23                                  WARWICK                                  ROBERT FLAHERTY (D)                                                                                                                                                                                                       OPEIU - 25</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 24                                  WARWICK                                  JOSEPH A. TRILLO (R)                             KEVIN SCHNELL</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             I.A.F.F. - 3372</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 25                      W.WARWICK/COVENTRY                   TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON (D)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 26                      W.WAR./COV./WARWICK                   WILLIAM J. MURPHY (D)                          WILLIAM KENNEDY</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             U.S.W.A. - 4633</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             VIRGINIA DI MASI</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             A.F.T. - 1017</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             NICK PALAZZO</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             AFSCME - 2884</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 27                       W.WAR./COV./WARWICK                   PATRICIA SERPA  (D)                                FRANK FLYNN</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             A.F.T. - 1704</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             NORMA SOUSA</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             LIUNA - 808</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 28                                  COVENTRY                                 VICTOR MOFFITT (R)                                 JOSEPH TATRO</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                              I.A.F.F. - 1363</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                              JOSEPH MONTEIRO</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                              AFSCME - 1350</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 29                      COVENTRY/W.GREENWICH               RAYMOND SULLIVAN (D)                           GREGORY HITCHCOCK</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                              I.A.F.F - 4267</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 30                           E.GREEN./W.GREEN.                       ROBERT A. WATSON (R) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 31                        N.KINGSTOWN/EXETER                    KENNETH CARTER (D)                              EDWARD WHITTAKER</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             U.A.P.P. - 51</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            WILLIAM MC GOWAN</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             I.B.E.W. - 2323</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 32                         NORTH KINGSTOWN                         LAURENCE EHRHARDT (R)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 33                       NARR./N.KING./S.KING.                      DONALD LALLY (D)                                   JOHN STONE</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             I.A.F.F. - 1569</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             JIM CENERINI</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             AFSCME - 94</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 34                      NARR./S.KINGSTOWN                         DAVID CAPRIO (D)                                     PATRICK QUINN </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             S.E.I.U. - 1199</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             LESLIE CHOUNARD</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             RIFTHP - 930</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 35                        SOUTH KINGSTOWN                          JOHN P. SHANLEY (D)                               MAUREEN MARTIN</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             OPEIU - 25</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 36               S.KING./CHAR./WEST./N.SHORE.             DONNA WALSH  (D)                                  MAUREEN MARTIN </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             OPEIU - 25</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             PAUL MCDONALD</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             A.F.T. - 915</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             CATHY COLLETTE</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             OPEIU - 25</B></div> <div> <B>REP. 37                              WESTERLY                                      PETER LEWISS (D)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 38                    HOPKINTON/WESTERLY                       BRIAN P. KENNEDY (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 39                  RICHMOND/EXETER/CHAR.                    JOSEPH SCOTT (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 40                  GLOC./FOSTER/COVENTRY                   NICHOLAS GORHAM (R) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 41                     SCITUATE/CRANSTON                          CAROL MUMFORD (R)                              MICHAEL RACHIELE</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             I.A.F.F. - 799 </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             ALLEN DURAND</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             IBEW - 99</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 42                  JOHNSTON/CRANSTON                           STEPHEN UCCI (D)                                   RICHARD MANDARINI </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             L.I.U.N.A. - 271 </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             ALAN LEACH</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             A.F.T. - 958</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             JOHN PERNORIO</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             IBT - 251</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 43                           JOHNSTON                                        DEBORAH FELLELA (D)                            JAMES PARISI</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             A.F.T. - 5018</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 44                SMITH./LINC./JOHNSTON                         PETER J. PETRARCA (D)                         KENNETH AURECCHIA</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             U.A.P.P. - 51                                                                                                                                          </B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             </B></div> <div> <B>REP. 45                 CUMBERLAND/LINCOLN                           RENE MENARD (D)                                    KEVIN DESMOND </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                             I.B.E.W. - 2323   </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                          </B></div> <div> <B>REP. 46                   LINCOLN/PAWTUCKET                            WILLIAM J. MC MANUS (R)                    NANCY REED</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            S.E.I.U. - 580</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            JOSEPH MENEZES</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            IBEW - 1499</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 47              BURRILLVILLE/GLOCESTER                       EDWIN PACHECO (D)                              DEBRA STOCKWELL </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            L.I.U.N.A. - 1134 </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            PAUL MAC DONALD</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            I.B.T. - 251</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 48               N.SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE                  RAYMOND CHURCH (D)                          THOMAS PAPA</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            I.A.F.F. - 732</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 49                        WOONSOCKET                                    LISA BALDELLI-HUNT (D)                      KENNETH FINLAY</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            I.A.F.F. - 732</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 50                        WOONSOCKET                                    JON BRIEN (D)                                           THOMAS PAPA</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            I.A.F.F - 732</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 51                        WOONSOCKET                                    ROGER PICARD (D)                                  THOMAS PAPA</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            I.A.F.F. - 732</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 52                        CUMBERLAND                                     RICHARD SINGLETON (R)                       MICHAEL BESSETTE</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            B.M.W.E. - 228</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            JOHN BOUDREAU</B> </div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                            A.F.T. - 951 </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 53                 SMITHFIELD/GLOCESTER                       THOMAS WINFIELD (D)                           DENNIS GRILLI</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                                           AFSCME - 94</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 54                     NORTH PROVIDENCE                           GREGORY SCHADONE (D) </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>REP. 55                     NORTH PROVIDENCE                           ARTHUR CORVESE (D)                            CHARLEEN CHRIST