Dennis M. Canario (born August 18, 1960) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the

Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected ...

representing District 71 from 2013 to 2021. He also served as deputy majority leader of the

. Prior to being elected to District 71, Dennis served on the Portsmouth Town Council from 2004 to 2010. During the 2008 session, Dennis served as the president of the town council.

Personal life

Dennis currently resides in

Portsmouth, Rhode Island Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census. Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged ...

with his wife, Amy and daughter, Olivia. Dennis also has two sons, Dennis Canario, Jr. of

and Jonathan Canario of Boston, Massachusetts.

Education

He graduated in the 1978 class of the St. Andrew's School in

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. Canario earned his associate degree in

criminal justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

from

Roger Williams University Roger Williams University (RWU) is a private university in Bristol, Rhode Island. Founded in 1956, it was named for theologian and Rhode Island cofounder Roger Williams. The school enrolls over 5,000 students and employs over 480 academic st ...

Before Portsmouth Town Council

Dennis founded the Portsmouth Police Cadet Explorer Program and he was a Portsmouth Senior Citizens Advocate during time between 1997 and 2001.

June 2020

On June 12, 2020, Canario announced he wouldn't be seeking re-election in 2020.

Elections

*2012 When District 71 Libertarian Representative Daniel P. Gordon left the Legislature and left the seat open, Canario was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 513 votes (51.9%) and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,829 votes.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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