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