A stunning announcement from Congressman David Cicilline will resign from Congress in Jine in order to lead the Rhode Island Foundation as its CEO.
The Congressman - in his seventh term revealed his intentions in a statement this morning. Cicilline was a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Judiciary Commitee as well.
Cicilline called his time in congress “the honor of a lifetime.”
He says that running the Rhode Island Foundation will allow him to expand on that work that he has undertaken for nearly 30 years.
“For more than a decade, the people of Rhode Island entrusted me with a sacred duty to represent them in Congress, and it is a responsibility I put my heart and soul into every day to make life better for the residents and families of our state. The chance to lead the Rhode Island Foundation was unexpected, but it is an extraordinary opportunity to have an even more direct and meaningful impact on the lives of residents of our state. The same energy and commitment I brought to elected office, I will now bring as CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, advancing their mission to ensure all Rhode Islanders can achieve economic security, access quality, affordable healthcare, and attain the education and training that will set them on a path to prosperity."
The Rhode Island Foundation is the state’s community foundation in the nation.
The vacancy in the delegation will require a special election date to be set.
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