[2] Mubarak Dahir, "Leading Providence: David Cicilline Becomes the First Openly Gay Mayor of a US State Capital", The Advocate, 24 December 2002. "Being openly gay has had no negative effect on my political career... If anything, it's enhanced it, because people respect my honesty about it."
Father: John F. Cicilline ("Jack", defense attorney)
Mother: Sabra
Brother: John M. Cicilline (defense attorney)
High School: Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI
University: BA Political Science, Brown University (1983)
Law School: JD, Georgetown University Law Center (1986)
Professor: Adjunct Professor of Law, Roger Williams University (1996-)
US Congressman, Rhode Island 1st (2011-)
Mayor of Providence, RI (2003-11)
Rhode Island State House of Representatives 4th (1995-2003)
Attorney in private practice (1988-2003)
Washington DC Official Public Defender's Ofc.(1986-87)
American Civil Liberties Union Volunteer Attorney
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Democratic National Committee
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Hillary Clinton for President
Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Obama for America
Obama Victory Fund 2012
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Jewish Ancestry Maternal
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