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HOUSE MINORITY LEADER MICHAEL W. CHIPPENDALE

​DISTRICT 40 - COVENTRY, FOSTER, GLOCESTER
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ABOUT REP. MICHAEL W. CHIPPENDALE


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In December 2024, Michael W. Chippendale (R) was unanimously re-elected by his peers in the House Republican Caucus to serve a second term as the Minority Leader.  This will also be his second term serving as the Secretary for the Joint Committee on Legislative Services (JCLS), a powerful administrative body. Prior to being elevated to his role as Leader, Chippendale served two terms as the Minority Whip, the second highest ranking position in the caucus.

During his term as Leader, Chippendale has been the recipient of numerous recognitions, including being named the 2023 and 2024 Legislator of the Year by the RI State Conservation Committee; the recipient of the John E. Fogarty Award for advancing the rights of persons with disabilities; selected by the Council of State Governments for the 2024 Henry Toll Fellowship; chosen to participate in the Rodel America Program; and was bestowed the revered title of "Kentucky Colonel", commissioned by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.


First elected to office in November 2010, Leader Chippendale represents the residents of District 40, which includes western Coventry (Greene), Foster, and the majority of Glocester. Over his years in the legislature, he has served on the following House committees:  Oversight; Judiciary; Corporations; Environment and Natural Resources; Innovation, Internet and Technology; Labor, Conduct, and Rules.  As House Minority Leader, he is an ex-officio member of all standing committees and actively participates and votes on crucial matters.
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Leader Chippendale is a respected champion for lowering all taxes and is an effective and passionate advocate for streamlining government functions. His legislative mission is to make Rhode Island a more economically attractive state for residents and businesses. This includes: assisting the business community by sponsoring legislation targeting regulation reforms; supporting legislative efforts to create an attractive economic climate; saving our public education system and supporting relevant jobs training through our state colleges and university. Chippendale is also a staunch proponent of 2nd Amendment rights, recently co-sponsoring a legislative commission to address mental illness factors in firearms purchases.

During the 2023/24 legislative session, the Republican Caucus moved the needle on a number of important state government issues on behalf of Rhode Island’s hardworking taxpayers, for example, successfully championing significant Medicaid accountability budget changes, saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars.  Please click here to view the RI House Minority Report: 2023 Legislative Session Recap for an impressive list of caucus accomplishments.

Leader Chippendale is a retired self-employed real estate investor and property manager. Prior to his vocation in real estate, he owned and operated two custom manufacturing business, making him keenly aware of the regulatory and tax burdens Rhode Island’s small businesses must deal with to survive. Chippendale is a former Religious Education Instructor at St. Paul the Apostle Church. Currently, he volunteers his time coaching and assisting with local youth athletics is a former board member of the Foster/Glocester Juvenile Hearing Board and is a member of the Highland Rod and Gun Sportsman Club.

As a life-long Rhode Islander, Leader Chippendale graduated from Johnston High School, attended CCRI, then entered the Electro-Mechanical Drafting/Engineering Program at New England Institute of Technology, receiving his degree in 1989. He  re-entered college in 2004 at Johnson and Wales University, studying business management.


Chippendale resides in Foster with his wife Sherri and daughter, Paige, a registered nurse. His son, Séighín, a licensed heavy equipment operator, lives in Sterling, CT.

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MICHAEL W. CHIPPENDALE


​40TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

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Foster, RI 02825 
(401) 497-4495
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Providence, RI 
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RI House Republicans To Skip Annual Chamber Legislative Lunch
March 4, 2025 
State House, Providence, RI - House Republican Minority Leader Michael Chippendale has declined the usual annual invite to State House legislative leaders to sit on stage and take pre-planned questions at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative luncheon on March 12, 2025.
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​In 1636, Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, established the first working model of Democracy after being banished from Massachusetts for his “extreme views” concerning freedom of speech and religion. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams publicly acknowledged Williams as the originator of these concepts, along with the freedom of public assembly, in the First Amendment in the United States Constitution. Today, Rhode Island House Republicans uphold the liberties designed by our Founders and preserved in our Constitution, and are the primary legislative body promoting lean government, fighting for lower taxes, and advocating for initiatives and policies that improve the economy and in turn, the lives of Rhode Islanders.  As members of a part-time assembly, we are small business owners, retired educators, community activists, lawyers, farmers, military service veterans, volunteers, former local officials, retired social workers, coaches, musicians, churchgoers and board directors -- bringing these community engagement and professional experiences to our work, on your behalf, at the Rhode Island State House.

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