HOUSE MINORITY LEADER BLAKE A. FILIPPI (Ret. June 2022)
DISTRICT 36 - CHARLESTOWN, NEW SHOREHAM, SOUTH KINGSTOWN, WESTERLY
Photo Location: Block Island | Photo Taken By: Timothy J Quill
ABOUT REP. BLAKE A FILIPPI
 Blake A. Filippi (R) was chosen by the House Republican Caucus as the Minority Leader in November 2018 and then unanimously re-elected to this important position in 2020. First elected to office in November 2014, he has served four terms representing House District 36, which includes all of Block Island and Charlestown, and portions of Westerly and South Kingstown. A Block Island family business owner, a practicing attorney for the defense of constitutional and property rights, and an organic cattle farmer, Leader Filippi is a member of the Rhode Island Farm Bureau and the Rhode Island Bar Association. Leader Filippi distinguishes himself as a thoughtful and informed voice in the Rhode Island General Assembly where he promotes lean, ethical, effective and responsive core government functions. He believes in an honest and strong Rhode Island business climate where hard work and ingenuity is rewarded -- not connections and corporate welfare. He consistently opposes state laws that infringe on an individual’s property rights or a local government’s ability to plan their own communities, and believes in responsible stewardship of the Ocean State’s treasured environment. Leader Filippi is a strong advocate for civil rights and actively promotes legislation that defends an individual’s right to privacy in our digital age. During the 2020/21 legislative sessions, under Filippi’s leadership, the Republican Caucus moved the needle on a number of important state government issues on behalf of Rhode Island’s hardworking taxpayers. Please click here to view the RI House Minority Report: 2020/21 Legislative Session Recap for an impressive list of caucus accomplishments. A graduate of Lincoln High School, he received his Bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Arizona, and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the Rutgers University Camden School of Law. In June, 2022, Filippi stepped down as Leader of the House Republican Caucus to concentrate his energies on the Joint Ccommittee on Legislative Services (JCLS) lawsuit which he filed in 2020 against the members of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services (JCLS), the General Treasurer and the State Controller. Last winter, a judge agreed to allow him to amend his complaint to mover forward. His lawsuit asserts that millions of dollars in hiring and spending decisions are made by the five-member JCLS leadership panel – of which he, as minority leader, was a member – are illegal because he was routinely excluded. The Rhode Island Constitution requires two-thirds approval in both chambers for appropriations of money for local and private purposes and Filippi contends that JCLS has been in violation of the constitution for years. Filippi will retire from elected service at the end of his term in January, 2023. THE RIGHT MOVE“The Right Move by RI House Republicans” is a new, dynamic communications tool. Insightful video clips help inform Rhode Islanders on state legislative efforts, issues and policies.
2019 RI FREEDOM INDEX LEGISLATOR SCORECARDThe 2019 Freedom Index was created by the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity. The Freedom Index examines a legislator's voting record in terms of their likely effect on the free market, the size and scope of government, the balance of residents' interests against those of public employees and beneficiaries, and the constitutional structure of government over the people it represents. In the Rhode Island General Assembly, 95 pieces of legislation were analyzed from the 2019 legislative session. The membership of the House Republican Caucus ranked in the top fifteen of Rhode Island General Assembly legislators (there are 110) who consistently vote for liberty in the State of Rhode Island.
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BLAKE A. FILIPPI36TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
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