David Cicilline

David Nicola Cicilline born July 15 1961 is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative for Rhode Islands 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023 A member of the Democratic Party he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011 the first openly gay mayor of a US state capital Cicilline chaired the House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Antitrust Commercial and Administrative Law In this role he has supported efforts to modernize antitrust law On September 29 2022 he was elected chair of the House Middle East North Africa and Global Counterterrorism subcommittee succeeding Ted Deutch who resigned from the House on September 30 2022 In November 2022 Cicilline announced he would run against outgoing Majority Whip Leader Jim Clyburn as Assistant Democratic Leader the fourth senior position in the Democratic House caucus Cicilline later dropped his bid for assistant minority leader In February 2023 Cicilline announced his resignation from Congress effective June 1 2023 Cicilline is set to become president and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Foundation