CHIPPENDALE, PLACE RE-ELECTED TO SERVE AS THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
State House, Providence – The Rhode Island House Republicans unanimously elected Michael W. Chippendale of Foster as House Minority Leader, and David J. Place of Burrillville as Minority Whip, to continue in their caucus leadership roles. They will help drive meaningful legislative reform and thoughtful policy discussions at the State House.
Statement from Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale:
“David and I appreciate the confidence our colleagues have placed in us, and we intend to make every opportunity count. Rhode Islanders deserve to know how much State House legislative decisions are costing them and what Republicans would do differently.
Through August, Rhode Island’s residential electric rates averaged about 60 percent above the national average. We’ll keep pressing to remove costly state mandates from electric bills and make it more affordable to live and do business here. We’ll also work with our cities and towns to get more of the appropriate housing they need built while protecting their local decision authority.
The Democratic majority’s approach of spending and taxing more is putting Rhode Island on a path it can’t sustain. When punitive taxes give people who have built businesses and careers here a reason to leave – they leave. That means fewer taxpayers are left to support the ever-increasing Democrat state budget– putting more pressure on the people who stay and further pushing productive Rhode Islanders out of our state.”
Statement from Rhode Island House Minority Whip David Place:
“I’m proud to serve alongside Mike Chippendale and the House Republican caucus. Nearly every major challenge Rhode Island faces today can be traced to Democrat policies that promised to address an issue but instead made it worse. Rather than acknowledge their failures, the majority continues doubling down on the same unsuccessful philosophy that government can fix what government broke in the first place.”
“Rhode Islanders deserve leadership willing to recognize that reality, change course, and advance common-sense solutions that make our state more affordable and create opportunities for families and businesses to succeed.
It’s time to stop doubling down on failed policies, start putting Rhode Islanders first, and get our state moving in the right direction. We owe constituents results, not more excuses.”
The 2027 Rhode Island House Minority (Republican) Caucus is comprised of the following elected members: Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale, District 40 (Foster/Glocester/Coventry); Minority Whip David J. Place, District 47 (Burrillville/Glocester); Representative George Nardone, District 28 (Coventry); Representative Brian Newberry, District 48 (North Smithfield/Burrillville); Representative Sherry Roberts, District 29 (Coventry/West Greenwich); Representative Marie Hopkins, District 21 (Warwick); Representative-Paul Santucci, District 53 (Smithfield/Glocester) and Representative- Elect Michael Riley, District 41 (Scituate/Cranston).
For more information on the Rhode Island House Minority Caucus please visit www.rihousegop.org