Matthew Dawson | |
---|---|
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gregg Amore |
Personal details | |
Born | Providence,Rhode Island | January 12,1968
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Bethany |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Riverside,Rhode Island |
Education | University of Rhode Island (BA),New England School of Law (JD) |
Matthew S. Dawson (born January 12,1968),is an American attorney and politician. Since January 2023,he has represented East Providence in the Rhode Island House of Representatives serving as a Democrat. [1]
Dawson was born in East Providence on January 12,1968. He attended East Providence High School and received a degree in journalism and political science from the University of Rhode Island in 1990. He went on to graduate from the New England School of Law in Boston with a juris doctor in 1995. [2]
Dawson worked for the Rhode Island's Attorney General office as a prosecutor for over 20 years. During his tenure as a prosecutor,he served as both Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and the Chief of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit. Additionally,he was the Attorney General's special liaison to the East Providence Police Department for 16 years. [2]
From 2012 to 2014,Dawson served as a probate judge for the city of East Providence. [1]
In 2022,Dawson declared his candidacy for the state's 65th House district. The incumbent,Gregg Amore was running for the state's Secretary of State post. Dawson won the Democratic primary in September,fending off progressive activist and entrepreneur,San Shoppell. In November 2022,Dawson won the general election by a convincing margin against Republican John "Jack" Peters. [3] [4]
Dawson was sworn into the House of Representatives by successor Amore,and was placed on the House Judiciary and the Municipal Government and Housing committees. [1]
Following Dawson's work in the public sector as a prosecutor,he was hired by Lynch &Pine,a Providence-based criminal defense firm. He is currently a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association,the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys,and the Rhode Island Hospitality Association. In 2019,Dawson was named the Providence Journal's People's Choice Attorney of the Year. [5] [1]
Dawson lives in the Riverside neighborhood of East Providence with his wife Bethany,daughters Kelsea and Abby,and a dog named Pippa. [1]
In 2020 Dawson was part of a group that purchased a restaurant in Providence,RI called the Red Door. https://www.providenceonline.com/stories/experience-the-red-door-in-downtown-providence,104554?
Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci Jr. was an American politician,attorney,radio talk show host,and political commentator who served as the mayor of Providence,Rhode Island from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence,having held office for over 21 years.
Frank T. Caprio is an American banker,lawyer,and politician from Rhode Island. His twenty-year political career has included being elected as the 29th General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2007 to 2011. He was the first political candidate in the United States to use on-demand television to reach voters and one of the first candidates to launch an Internet TV channel for use in a political campaign in 2006.
Patrick C. Lynch is an American lawyer who served as Rhode Island's 72nd Attorney General. He oversaw the investigation and prosecution of the second-deadliest fire in Rhode Island history,the Station Nightclub Fire,and also sued former lead paint manufacturers for cleanup costs associated with their old products. He won reelection in 2006,and attempted unsuccessfully to run for governor of Rhode Island in 2010,where he dropped out before the Democratic Primary.
Daniel J. McKee is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11,2012.
Allan Wai-Ket Fung is an American attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Cranston,Rhode Island,from 2009 to 2021. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 and 2018 elections as well as the Republican nominee for U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2022.
Seth Michael Magaziner is an American investment professional and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 31st general treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. Magaziner won the November 2022 election to succeed retiring representative James Langevin.
Robert Emmett Craven,Sr. is an American politician and a Democrat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 32 since January 1,2013. He serves as Chairman of the House Municipal Government Committee and a member of the House Judiciary Committee. Craven also serves on the R.I. Governor's Justice Reinvestment Working Group.
Gregg Amore is an American politician currently serving as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island.
John M. Carnevale is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 13 from January 2009 to January 2017.
William J. Conley Jr. is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 18 from January 2013 to January 2021.
Peter Franz Neronha is an American lawyer and politician from Jamestown,Rhode Island who currently serves as the attorney general of Rhode Island. He previously served as the United States attorney for the District of Rhode Island under President Barack Obama from September 16,2009 until March 10,2017,after which he ran successfully as a Democrat for the office of Attorney General of Rhode Island in the 2018 elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 4,2014. All of Rhode Island's executive officers went up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 9,2014.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8,2022,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. It followed a primary election on September 13,2022.
Nathan W. Biah Sr. is an American politician and educator who serves in the Rhode Island House of Representatives for the 3rd district.
Sabina Matos is an American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Sabina Matos is the first Dominican American elected to statewide office in the United States. Matos also holds the distinction of being the first Black statewide officeholder in Rhode Island.
Elections are held in Providence,Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years.
Zachary Anthony Cunha is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Rhode Island since 2021.
The 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Rhode Island. Primary elections were held on September 13. Rhode Island is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Robert Britto,is an American politician and retail project manager. A Democrat,he represents District 18 in the Rhode Island State Senate. Britto previously served as the President of the City Council and as a city councilor of East Providence.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm11364974/
https://www.providenceonline.com/stories/experience-the-red-door-in-downtown-providence,104554?