HOUSE MINORITY WHIP DAVID J. PLACE
DISTRICT 47 - BURRILLVILLE, GLOCESTER
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ABOUT REP. David J. Place
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. 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. video highlightdistrict map
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DAVID J. PLACE47TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
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