Michael Chippendale's Biography
- State House (RI) - District 40, Republican Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
Rhode Island State House of Representatives Room 106
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI 02903
124A Johnston Road
Foster, RI 02825
Full Name:
Michael W. Chippendale
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Sherri; 2 Children: Paige, Séighín
Birth Date:
04/25/1969
Birth Place:
Providence, RI
Home City:
Foster, RI
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Attended, Community College of Rhode Island
Attended, Business Administration and Management, Johnson and Wales University, 2004-2006
AS, Mechanical Engineering, New England Institute of Technology, 1988-1990, Grade Point Average of 3.8
Minority Leader, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 40, 2011-present
Former Deputy Minority Leader, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Minority Whip, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Member, House Oversight Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Oversight Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Permanent Joint Committee on Healthcare Oversight, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Real Estate Investor, retired
Former Owner/ Operator, Custom Manufacturing Businesses; Foster, Rhode Island
Former Instructor, Religious Education, Saint Paul the Apostle Church, 2008-2010
Manager/Coach, Scituate/Foster Little League, 2003-present
Board Member, Foster/Glocester Juvenile Hearing Board, 2001-present
Member, Highland Rod and Gun Sportsman Club, 1993-present
Favorite Food:
Authentic Moroccan Food
Favorite Movie:
Shawshank Redemption
Favorite President and Why:
Ronald Reagan. The leadership and unity that President Reagan brought to our nation, and the international leadership that ultimately led to the dismantling of the Soviet Bloc and the Berlin Wall. President Reagan was a firm domestic leader who knew how to bring people together and how to build a strong economy which was the foundation for what America experienced in the decade following his tenure. He was a good, honest man.
Favorite Quote:
"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."
- Ronald Reagan
"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the questions; 'If I do not stop to help the man, what will happen to him?'."
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite Sport:
Boston Red Sox Baseball.
Favorite TV Shows:
Law and Order.
Favorite Type of Music:
Acoustic rock, blues-based rock
Favorite Vacation Spot:
The national and state parks of Utah and Arizona.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Musician/Singer. Author. Furniture maker.
Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:
Write a book and have it published
Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):
Jesus Christ
Personal Hero and Why:
My mother. My mother raised 4 children primarily by herself and instilled the values of hard work, honesty and humility into all of her children. She did whatever she had to do to ensure that her children never went without.
Priority Issues:
Lowering All Taxes. Creating good jobs. Assisting the Small Business community. Saving our public education system.