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HOUSE MINORITY WHIP DAVID J. PLACE

​​DISTRICT 47 - BURRILLVILLE, GLOCESTER
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ABOUT REP. David J. Place


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David J. Place was unanimously elected to serve as the Minority Whip, the second highest ranking leadership position within the delegation in June, 2022.

​Whip Place was re-elected to the House of Representatives in November 2024, representing the residents of District 47, which includes Burrillville and Glocester. He serves on three House standing committees, which include Judiciary (considers all bills affecting the penal code, judicial system, ethics, open meetings, access to public records and election laws); Health and Human Services (deliberates on all bills affecting the health care system, human services, children and families); and Rules (discusses rules for consideration for the RI House of Representatives 2025/26 term.)

Place firmly protects local interests when balancing the needs of other cities and towns across the Ocean State, especially when it comes to the distribution of state resources. During his freshman year in the General Assembly (2019) he supported legislation that reduced taxes, bettered core-government functions and endorsed initiatives that promoted a more robust economic climate in Rhode Island.

During the 2023/24 legislative sessions, 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: 2023 Legislative Session Recap for an impressive list of caucus accomplishments.
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Place served on the Burrillville Town Council from 2010 to 2018 and was also a member of the Harrisville Fire District Operations Committee from 2015 to 2018.

Place served 10 years as a U.S. Army staff sergeant, assigned as a tank commander on an M1A1 Abrams.  He was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom II and was decorated for leadership and heroism while in combat.


Upon returning home, Place graduated from Rhode Island College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.  A former machinist, Place is a full time stay-at-home dad.
 
Place resides in Harrisville and is married to Erin Todisco-Place. They are the parents of daughters Michelle and Amalia, and son, Warren. 

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DAVID J.​ PLACE


47TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

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Harrisville, RI 02830 
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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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