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Rhode Island Voters
Urged to Contact their Legislators


State Rep. Tim Williamson is the vice chairman of the state House Judiciary Committee examining the gay marriage bill Compiled by GayToday
Courtesy of NGLTF

Two groundbreaking Rhode Island bills that recognize gay and lesbian couples will be heard in the state House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 22. House Bill 5608, introduced and sponsored by openly gay state Rep. Michael Pisaturo, would allow equal access to civil marriage for "same gender" couples.

The second bill, HB 5590, would provide couples who join in a Rhode Island civil union with the same "benefits, protections and responsibilities" as married couples. The civil union bill was introduced by openly lesbian state Rep. Nancy Hetherington.

Rhode Island residents are urged to contact members of the House Judiciary Committee as well as their own state representative and ask them to support both HB 5608 and HB 5590 during upcoming committee votes and on the House floor. The Judiciary Committee members are listed below and you can find out your state representative via the state website at www.state.ri.us/RIELEC/FINDOFF.HTM.

This is the fifth year that a pro-same-gender marriage bill has been introduced. However, supporters of the bill say it will be the first time a legislative body will vote on a bill that would provide equal marriage rights to the GLBT community.

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Members of the Rhode Island
House Judiciary Committee are:

Rep. Robert Flaherty - Chair
936 Buttonwoods Ave.
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 737-9385 (home)
(401) 781-7200 (office)
rep-flaherty@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Timothy Williamson - Vice-Chair
229 Pulaski St.
West Warwick, RI 02893
(401) 823-9200 (office)
rep-williamson@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. William J. Murphy - Vice-Chai
r 3 Louise Dr.
West Warwick, RI 02893
(401) 861-1142 (office)
rep-murphy@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Donald Lally - Secretary
19 Oak St.
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 792-9090 (office)
rep-lally@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Denise Aiken
87 Baywood St.
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 732-0497 (home)
rep-aikensalandria@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Joseph Amaral
667 Fish Rd.
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-8702 (home)
rep-amaral@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Mabel Anderson
26 South St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-1126 (home)
rep-manderson@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Fausto Anguilla
55 Beck Ave.
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 253-4076 (home)
rep-anguilla@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Mary Ann Carroll
129 Saw Mill Rd.
Chepachet, RI 02814
(401) 949-0202 (home)
rep-carroll@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. David Cicilline
702 Elmgrove Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 273-5600 (office)
rep-dcicilline@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Raymond Gallison Jr.
50 King Philip Ave.
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 253-1852 (home)
rep-gallison@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Eugene Garvey
P.O. Box 43
Charlestown, RI 02813
(401) 789-8017 (home)
rep-garvey@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Gary Hogan
105 Farnum Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 231-5800 (office)
rep-hogan@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Norman Knickle
99 Vaughn Ave.
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 738-0100 (office)
rep-knickle@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Peter Palumbo
67 Kearney St.
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 785-2882 (home)
rep-palumbo@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Scott Rabideau
880 Hill Rd.
Pascoag, RI 02859
(401) 568-7390 (office)
rep-rabideau@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Gregory Schadone
6 Middle St.
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 354-8300 (office)
rep-schadone@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Joseph Scott
505 Tripps Corner Rd.
Exeter, RI 02822
(401) 782-1200 (office)
rep-scott@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Maxine Bradford Shavers
16 Heath St.
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 849-1477 (home)
rep-shavers@rilin.state.ri.us

Rep. Robert Sullivan
One Seaview Ave.
East Providence, RI 02915
(401) 437-1177 (home)
rep-sullivan@rilin.state.ri.us



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