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Charlene Lima's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Rhode Island State House of Representatives
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI 02903

455 Laurel Hill Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920

Full Name:

Charlene Lima

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Frank

Birth Date:

08/18/1953

Birth Place:

Providence, RI

Home City:

Cranston, RI

Religion:

Catholic

BA, Education, University of Rhode Island, 1975

Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 14, 1992-present

Former Speaker Tempore, Rhode Island State House of Representatives

Deputy Speaker, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2012-2023

Deputy Majority Whip, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2002

Member, Small Business Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, 13th District, Providence Representative Committee

Member, 15th Democratic Ward Committee

Member, Cranston House Caucus

Member, Providence House Caucus

Former Member, Rules Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives

Member, Secretary of State Panel for Election Law Reform

Member, Silver Lake Revitalization Committee

Member, Women's Political Caucus

Secretary, Cranston House Caucus, 1999

Former Truant Officer, Providence School Department, 1975-2010

Former Mathematics Teacher, Providence School Department, retired, 1979-2010

Member, American Federation of Teachers

Member, Board of Directors, Hope Neighborhood Association

Member, Providence Teacher’s Union

Member, Women’s Auxiliary, Saint Mary's Feast Society

Member, Rhode Island Society to Prevent Blindness, 2002-2004

Group Volunteer, Attorney General's Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1999-2001

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