GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DAVID P. TIKOIAN

State Senator, District 22 (2023-); Councilman (2020-2022)
Appointed Senate Majority Whip in 2025; third-highest ranking member in leadership and ex-officio member of all committees
Retired Rhode Island State Police Major and North Providence Police Chief
Graduate of Smithfield High School (1986); B.S. in Business Administration, Bryant University (1990)
Delivered over $250,000 in legislative grants for Smithfield
Sponsored legislation to restrict high-density developments; and eliminate taxes on social security and veterans' benefits
Sponsored legislation implementing stricter DUI and road rage laws, receiving the 2025 Legislator of the Year Award for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Donates his legislative salary to local student scholarships and non-profits

State Representative, District 44 (2013-)
Second Vice Chairman, House Committee on Small Business
Self-employed businessman and lifelong Rhode Island resident
Husband to Lisa (Ronci); father to Sofia, Camille, and Gregory
Co-sponsored legislation to lower electric rates; eliminate taxes on social security and veterans' pensions, the gas tax, and the estate tax; and to create an independent office of the Inspector General to root out waste and fraud in the state government
Delivered millions of dollars in funding for Smithfield's roads and public schools