Daniel J. Issa (born 1952) is an American politician who served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1987 to 2009. Issa was the first Arab American state senator in Rhode Island's history. Issa is a lifetime resident of Rhode Island. He was born in

Central Falls Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,583 at the 2020 census. With an area of only , it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the 27th most densely ...

and is a 1970 graduate of

Central Falls High School Central Falls High School (CFHS) is an urban Senior High School in Central Falls, Rhode Island that serves students from grades nine through twelve. It is centrally located within the city of Central Falls so that students are able to walk to and ...

. In 1974, he earned his bachelor's degree in political science from

Rhode Island College Rhode Island College (RIC) is a public college in Providence, Rhode Island. The college was established in 1854 as the Rhode Island State Normal School, making it the second oldest institution of higher education in Rhode Island after Brown Uni ...

and attended Manhattan School of Management at

Bryant College Bryant University is a private university in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It has two colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business, and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. History Butler Exc ...

. Issa served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and was a member of the Senate Committee on Government Oversight. In addition, he serves as a member of the

Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education The Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education (commonly referred to as the Board of Governors) is one of two State Agencies in Rhode Island used for academia, the other being the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Educat ...

. He previously served as a member of the Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Commission, on the

Board of Trustees A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...

for Channel 36, and as a Vice President of the Rhode Island State Lottery Commission. As a local elected official, Issa served as chairman of the Central Falls School Committee from 1974 to 1977. He also served as a member of the Central Falls City Council and the Knights of Columbus. He is currently a Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), and he is a member of the 16th Senatorial Democratic District Committee, the 5th Ward Democratic Committee, the

St. Vincent DePaul Vincent de Paul, Congregation of the Mission, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was a Occitan people, Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poverty, poor. In 1622 Vi ...

of Damascus Society, the Central Falls Democratic City Committee, and Chairman of Dexter Credit Union Committee. Issa is Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations and resides in Central Falls. During his tenure, he has worked on issues including missing children, enterprise zones/job creation,

consumer protection Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

, and judicial selection reform.

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External links

Daniel J. Issa at Project Vote Smart
{{DEFAULTSORT:Issa, Daniel 1952 births Bryant University alumni Living people People from Central Falls, Rhode Island Rhode Island city council members Rhode Island College alumni Democratic Party Rhode Island state senators